Jesús Posada Moreno (born 4 April 1945) is the former President of the Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Spanish Cortes Generales. He has worked as a civil engineer and economist.[1]

Jesús Posada Moreno
President of the Congress of Deputies
In office
13 December 2011 – 13 January 2016
MonarchsJuan Carlos I
Felipe VI
Preceded byJosé Bono Martínez
Succeeded byPatxi López
Minister of Public Administrations
In office
27 April 2000 – 9 July 2002
Prime MinisterJosé María Aznar
Preceded byÁngel Acebes
Succeeded byJavier Arenas
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
In office
29 April 1999 – 12 March 2000
Prime MinisterJosé María Aznar
Preceded byLoyola de Palacio
Succeeded byMiguel Arias
President of Castile and León
In office
18 September 1989 – 8 July 1991
MonarchJuan Carlos I
Preceded byJosé María Aznar
Succeeded byJuan José Lucas
Personal details
Born (1945-04-04) 4 April 1945 (age 79)
Soria, Spain
Political partyPeople's Party
SpouseMaría Blanca de la Mata y Pobes
Alma materTechnical University of Madrid
Complutense University of Madrid

From 1979 to 1981 he served as civil governor of the province of Huelva in Andalusia.

He went on to represent Soria in the regional parliament of Castile and Leon from 1983. From 1989 to 1991 he was president of the regional government.[2] He has represented Soria Province in the Congress of Deputies since the election of the fifth legislature on 29 June 1993.[1] He succeeded José Antonio de Miguel Nieto.[3] In the government of José María Aznar, he was Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 1999 to 2000, and Minister of Public Administration from 2000 to 2002.[2]

On 13 December 2011 he was elected President of the Congress of Deputies for the tenth legislature, with 202 of a possible 350 votes.

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  1. ^ a b "HOME - Congreso de los Diputados".
  2. ^ a b Posada presidirá el Congreso y García-Escudero el Senado - Público.es
  3. ^ "HOME - Congreso de los Diputados".
Political offices
Preceded by President of Castile and León
1989-1991
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1999-2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Public Administrations
2000-2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Congress of Deputies
2011-2016
Succeeded by