Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (born December 11, 1958) is a Spanish politician and currently mayor of Madrid. A stalwart of the Partido Popular (People's Party, Spain's national center-right party), he has previously been a leading figure in various local and national legislative bodies. December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coat of arms The Plaza de España square Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ... From the left: Mariano Rajoy, Josep Piqué and José María Aznar during the proclamation act of Josep Piqué in September 2003 The Peoples Party ( Spanish: Partido Popular) is a large liberal- conservative political party in Spain. ...

Ruiz-Gallardón was born in Madrid. His father, José María Ruiz-Gallardón, was a member of the directorate of the Alianza Popular (AP, "People's Alliance"), precursor to the present-day Partido Popular. He attended secondary school in Madrid at the Jesuit Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, where he was an outstanding student, and then studied law at the Colegio Mayor San Pablo CEU of the Universidad Complutense. He graduated at the age of 21, after following a standard five-year law curriculum. Alberto Ruiz Gallardon File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Peoples Alliance is the English name of several parties Spain The Peoples Alliance (in Spanish Alianza Popular) was a political party in Spain. ... From the left: Mariano Rajoy, Josep Piqué and José María Aznar during the proclamation act of Josep Piqué in September 2003 The Peoples Party ( Spanish: Partido Popular) is a large liberal- conservative political party in Spain. ... High School also refers to the highest form of classical riding, High School Dressage. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... The Complutense University of Madrid, in Spanish Universidad Complutense de Madrid, is an important Spanish university, located in Madrid. ...

As a lawyer, Ruiz-Gallardón sat for exams to begin a career as a prosecutor at the age of 23. He attained the position, ranking second in the XXVIII Promoción. It is said, perhaps incorrectly, that Ruiz-Gallardón believed that he deserved the number one spot and briefly attempted to claim it. In the end, he accepted the result and opted to take a position in the Audiencia Provincial de Málaga, where he served for a short time until given leave to take charge of the party's legal counsel.

In May 1983 he was elected to the Madrid city council. In February 1986, at the party's Seventh National Congress, he joined its Executive Committee. Ruiz-Gallardón's former position was incorporated into the structure of the AP. In the same year, he ran unsuccessfully as a Senate candidate for Palencia in the general elections (a district in which his party had little chance). The secretary general of the party, Jorge Verstrynge, retired in September 1986, and Ruiz-Gallardón became the interim secretary general until the Party Congress could convene. In December 1986, the leadership of AP-Madrid named him as their candidate for the presidency of the Autonomous Community of Madrid. In February 1987, the Eighth Special Congress of the AP appointed Antonio Hernández Mancha as president. Ruiz-Gallardón attained one of the four vice-presidential posts. The Peoples Alliance is the English name of several parties Spain The Peoples Alliance (in Spanish Alianza Popular) was a political party in Spain. ... Palencia is a city in the northwest of the Tierra de Campos of central Spain, the capital of the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ...

Ruiz-Gallardón won a position as Deputy of the Madrid Assembly on June 10, 1987. Only one month later, he was simultaneously elected to the Senate and named spokesman of the AP. On October 22, 1988, Ruiz-Gallardón resigned his party positions as the result of a misunderstanding with party president Mancha over an agreement with the CDS regarding Assembly rules. At the party's Ninth Congress in January 1989, Mancha was replaced as president by Manuel Fraga. The party was re-founded as the Partido Popular (PP), and Ruiz-Gallardón was appointed to the National Executive Committe and became president on the Committee for Conflicts and Discipline. June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... This article needs cleanup. ... From the left: Mariano Rajoy, Josep Piqué and José María Aznar during the proclamation act of Josep Piqué in September 2003 The Peoples Party (Spanish: Partido Popular) is a large liberal-conservative political party in Spain. ...

Following the general elections on October 29, 1989, Ruiz-Gallardón continued serving as a senator for Madrid and, as in the previous legislature, headed the Grupo Popular in the Senate. He returned to the PP's National Executive Committee at the Tenth Congress, this time as president. He also retained his position as president of the Commission on Conflicts. In April of 1990, he headed an internal investigation of the Caso Naseiro. This investigation resulted in the expulsion of several party officials, including Eduardo Zaplana. October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ...

First among his party's candidates for the Senate in Madrid in the general elections of June 6, 1993, Ruiz-Gallardón was once again elected to the Senate. He became the spokesman for the Senate Grupo Popular, and subsequently resigned his corresponding position in the Madrid Assembly. He continues to serve as the a regional deputy and the president of the PP in the Madrid Assembly. He was reelected for a third consecutive term on May 28 1995. He became president on June 28 at a session of the regional Assembly. June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... This article is in need of attention. ...

He was elected mayor of Madrid on May 25, 2003. May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...

He is married to María del Mar Utrera. She is the daughter of José Utrera Molina, the former Minister of el Movimiento (literally, the movement). They have four sons, Alberto, José, Ignacio and Rodrigo.

Reference

• Pilares Democraticos – Quién es quién en la política - Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (http://tematicos.universia.es/canales/politica/pnd/gallardon.jsp) (in Spanish)