Manuel Marín
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Spanish politician (1949–2017)
Key facts
- Vice president
- Leon Brittan
- Preceded by
- Jacques Santer
- Succeeded by
- Romano Prodi
- President
- Jacques Santer , Himself (Acting)
- Born
- Manuel Marín González , ( 1949-10-21 ) 21 October 1949, Ciudad Real , Spain
- Died
- 4 December 2017 (2017-12-04) (aged 68), Madrid , Spain
- Party
- Socialist Workers' Party
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Manuel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Ciudad Real
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- College of Europe
- Political party
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Image
- Manuel Marín EC 1995 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Madrid
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- Manuel Marín
- date of birth
- 1949-10-21
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- Manuel Marín
- name in native language
- Manuel Marín
- date of death
- 2017-12-04
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- candidacy in election
- 2000 Spanish general election
- second family name in Spanish name
- González
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Encyclopedic overview
Manuel Marín González (21 October 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Spanish politician, former President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was a long-time member of the European Commission, and acting president during the Santer Commission following the resignation of Jacques Santer. He is considered the father of the Erasmus Programme.
Early life and introduction to politics
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