Alfredo Arola Blanquet
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Alfredo Francisco Arola Blanquet (24 July 1948, Barcelona
, Spain
) is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE).
Arola entered politics in 1983 when he was elected to the Aragonese Corts
representing Zargoza Province. He was re-elected in 1987
and 1991
and served as Minister for Public Health, Welfare and Employment in the Aragonese regional administration.
In 2000 he entered national politics when he was elected to the Spanish national parliament as a deputy for Zaragoza province
. He was re-elected in 2004 and 2008 as the third placed candidate on the PSOE list.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE).
Arola entered politics in 1983 when he was elected to the Aragonese Corts
Aragonese Corts
The Aragonese Corts is the regional parliament for the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon. The Corts traces its history back to meetings summoned by the Kings of Aragon which began in 1162...
representing Zargoza Province. He was re-elected in 1987
Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1987
The Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1987 were the second democratic elections to the Aragonese Corts, the Argonese regional parliament, in Spain since the death of the dictator Franco and were held on 10 June of that year. The elections were held using closed list proportional representation in...
and 1991
Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1991
The Elections to the Aragonese Corts, 1991 were the third democratic elections to the Aragonese Corts, the Argonese regional parliament, in Spain since the death of the dictator Franco and were held on 26 May of that year. The elections were held using closed list proportional representation in...
and served as Minister for Public Health, Welfare and Employment in the Aragonese regional administration.
In 2000 he entered national politics when he was elected to the Spanish national parliament as a deputy for Zaragoza province
Zaragoza (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Zaragoza is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is one of the three electoral districts which correspond to the provinces of Aragon...
. He was re-elected in 2004 and 2008 as the third placed candidate on the PSOE list.