Manuel Fraga Iribarne

Manuel Fraga Iribarne (born November 23, 1922 at Villalba, Galicia) is a Spanish politician. Fraga has been one of the key political figures in Spain under both General Franco's dictatorial regime and the subsequent democracy.

President of Galicia

Manuel Fraga returned to his Galician homeland in 1990, winning that year's presidential election by a landslide, as head of the People's Party in Galicia (PPdeG). He remained in charge for almost 15 years and ruled the land as a fascist tyrant. Fraga saw his credibility damaged in late 2002, when an oil tanker ship called Prestige sank near Galician coast. Fraga was said to be slow to react and unable, or even unwilling, to handle the situation. In 2004, a power struggle between factions of PPdeG further deteriorated the party's image. Subsequently, in the autonomous elections of 2005, Fraga and the PPdeG lost their absolute majority in the Parliament of Galicia, and a coalition government of PSdeG and BNG was formed with socialist Emilio Pérez Touriño as the new president. Manuel Fraga has hinted that he will remain the head of the PP in Galicia for the forseeable future.

Related Topics:
Galician - 1990 - People's Party in Galicia - 2002 - Prestige - 2004 - 2005 - Parliament of Galicia - PSdeG - BNG - Emilio Pérez Touriño

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