Victoriano Ríos Pérez

Victoriano Ríos Pérez (19 June 1930 – 9 January 2018) was a Spanish physician and politician.

Victoriano Ríos Pérez
Senator
In office
10 July 1995 – 22 July 2003
ConstituencyParliament of the Canary Islands
President of the Parliament of the Canary Islands
In office
15 July 1987 – 27 June 1995
Preceded byPedro Guerrea Cabrera
Succeeded byJosé Miguel Bravo de Laguna Bermúdez
Member of the Parliament of the Canary Islands
In office
18 June 2003 – 7 September 2004
In office
15 June 1987 – 8 July 1999
Personal details
Born(1930-06-19)19 June 1930
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Died9 January 2018(2018-01-09) (aged 87)
Tenerife
Political partyCanarian Coalition
Alma materUniversity of La Laguna

Born on 19 June 1930 in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, he attended the University of La Laguna, where he later taught.[1][2] Ríos contested the 1986 Canary Islands parliamentary elections, and served until 1999. From 1987 to 1995, Ríos was president of the regional legislature, which nominated Ríos to the Senate later that year.[3] Upon stepping down in 2003, Ríos returned to the Parliament of the Canary Islands until 2004. He died in Tenerife on 9 January 2018, aged 87.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Fallece Victoriano Ríos, padre del moderno nacionalismo canario". La Provincia (in Spanish). 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ Chaves, Andrés (10 January 2018). "Victoriano Ríos Pérez". El Diario de Tenerife (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Fallece Victoriano Ríos, uno de los últimos nacionalistas históricos de las Islas". Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Fallece el histórico nacionalista canario Victoriano Ríos". ABC (in Spanish). 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.