Ángel Acebes

Ángel Acebes Paniagua
Ángel Acebes Paniagua
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 10 July 2002 – 18 April 2004
Preceded by	Mariano Rajoy
Succeeded by	José Antonio Alonso
Minister of Justice
	In office; 27 April 2000 – 10 July 2002
Preceded by	Margarita Mariscal de Gante
Succeeded by	José María Michavila
Member of the Congress of Deputies
	In office; 3 March 1996 – 14 June 2011
Constituency	Ávila
Senator
	In office; 6 June 1993 – 3 March 1996
Preceded by	Mariano Rajoy
Succeeded by	Juan Antonio Alonso
Constituency	Ávila
Mayor of Ávila
	In office; 6 July 1991 – 16 June 1995
Preceded by	Mario Galán
Succeeded by	Dolores Ruiz Ayúcar
Personal details
Born	Ángel Acebes Paniagua; 3 July 1958; Pajares de Adaja, Castile and León, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Political party	People's Party
Occupation	Politician

Ángel Acebes Paniagua (born 3 July 1958) is a Spanish politician.

Acebes holds a degree in law from the University of Salamanca. He has been a member of parliament for the rightwing People's Party since 1996, representing Avila. He played a key role in securing the support of minority parties and so making it possible for the People's Party to form a government.

He was Justice Minister from 1999-2002 and Interior Minister from 2002-04. He was Interior Minister - responsible for national security and Police - when the Madrid bombings occurred and was criticised by his opponents for blaming the attacks on ETA, allegedly for electoral gain, rather than on Islamic militants.[1]

References

McLean, Renwick (29 July 2004). "Ex-Official Challenged on Madrid Bomb Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

External links

People's Party Website (in Spanish)

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[1] McLean, Renwick (29 July 2004). "Ex-Official Challenged on Madrid Bomb Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.