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Javier Solana
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Spanish politician
Javier Solana is a Spanish politician who held significant roles in European politics and international affairs. He matters because he served as a key figure in shaping European foreign policy and diplomatic efforts, particularly during important moments in recent European history.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Jürgen Trumpf
- Succeeded by
- Cathy Ashton (Foreign Affairs and Security Policy)
- Prime minister
- Felipe González
- Born
- Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga , ( 1942-07-14 ) 14 July 1942 (age 83) , Madrid , Spain
- Party
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
- Spouse
- María de la Concepción Giménez Díaz-Oyuelos
- Education
- Complutense University , University of Virginia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Javier
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Madrid
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Autonomous University of Madrid
- Employer
- Autonomous University of Madrid
- Political party
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Field of work
- physics
- Image
- Munich Security Conference 2015 by Olaf Kosinsky-218.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Madrid
- Residence
- Madrid
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- Commons category
- Javier Solana
- date of birth
- 1942-07-14
- Commons gallery
- Javier Solana
- candidacy in election
- 1993 Spanish general election
- relative
- Luis Solana
- medical condition
- COVID-19
- social media followers
- 115008
- affiliation string
- ESADE
- P10632
- Javier Solana
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Encyclopedic overview
Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga KCMG CYC ( Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko xaˈβjeɾ soˈlana ðe maðaˈɾjaɣa]; born 14 July 1942) is a Spanish physicist and PSOE politician. After serving in the Spanish government as Foreign Affairs Minister under Felipe González (1992–1995) and as the secretary general of NATO (1995–1999), leading the alliance during Operation Allied Force, he was appointed the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and Secretary-General of the Western European Union and held these posts from October 1999 until December 2009.
Background and career as a physicist
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