Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra (Mérida, Spain 19 January 1948) is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was President of the Regional Government of Extremadura for 24 years (1983–2007).

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra
President of the Regional Government of Extremadura
In office 20 December 1982 – 29 June 2007
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Preceded by	Manuel Bermejo Hernández
Succeeded by	Guillermo Fernández Vara
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office 15 June 1977 – 26 May 1983
Constituency	Badajoz
Member of the Assembly of Extremadura
In office 26 May 1983 – 27 May 2007
Constituency	Badajoz
Personal details
Born	Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra 19 January 1948 Mérida, Spain
Political party	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Biography

He gained a degree in philosophy from the University of Seville. In 1977 he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Badajoz region serving until 1983 when he resigned to become President of the autonomous community of Extremadura. He has also been deputy of the Assembly for Badajoz, General Secretary of PSOE of Extremadura, Executive Secretary of the Executive Federal Commission of the PSOE and teacher in commission of services for political matters of the Department of Hispanic Philology of the University of Extremadura in the Department of Education of Badajoz.

The University of Córdoba in Argentina granted him an honorary doctorate on 16 September 2003.

He is married to Leonor Godoy and has a daughter.

At the end of his term of office he was very criticised because of his support to the Balboa oil-refinery, property of his close friend Alfonso Gallardo, one of the most known businessman in the region.

External links

• Biography at Spanish Congress site