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José María Aznar

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

José María Aznar is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Hosē Marija Asnars · José María Aznar · José María Aznar López · Xose Mariya Aznar · Χοσέ Μαρία Αθνάρ · 12 more...				[sources]
Alias	Aznar Lopez · Aznar López · Jose Maria Aznar · Jose Maria Aznar Lopez · José Maria Aznar · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Aznar				[sources]
Birth date	1953-02-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Madrid				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Spain				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	José María				[sources]
Last name	Aznar · López				[sources]
Political association	People's Alliance · People's Party				[sources]
Website	jmaznar.es				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q55637				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Congress of Deputies (1982-1986) · Member of the Congress of Deputies (1986-1987) · Member of the Congress of Deputies (1989-1993) · Member of the Congress of Deputies (1993-1996) · Member of the Congress of Deputies (1996-2000) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Complutense University of Madrid				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-06	Last processed	2026-04-06	First seen	2024-09-03

Descriptions

Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-05

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Elvira López Close Associate	mother	-	-
Ana Aznar Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of the autonomous community of Spain	-	-