José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Politician

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (Spanish: [xoseˈlwiz roˈðɾiɣeθ θapaˈteɾo] (13px ); born 4 August 1960) is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he would not stand for re-election in the 2011 general election. He left office on 21 December 2011.Among the main actions taken by the Zapatero administration were the withdrawal of Spanish troops from the Iraq war, which allegedly resulted in long-term diplomatic tensions with the George W. Bush administration; the increase of Spanish troops in Afghanistan; the idea of an Alliance of Civilizations, co-sponsored by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; the legalisation of same-sex marriage; reform of abortion law; a controversial attempt at peace negotiation with ETA; the increase of tobacco restrictions; and the reform of various autonomous statutes, particularly the Statute of Catalonia.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Rodríguez y Zapatero José Luis; Rodríguez Zapatero José-Luis
Birth date	August 04, 1960
Birth place	Spain , Castile and León , Valladolid
Religion	Agnosticism
Education	University of León
Spouse	Sonsoles Espinosa

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Office holder

deputy	Elena Salgado Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba María Teresa Fernández de la Vega
monarch	Juan Carlos I of Spain
office	Leader of the Opposition Member of the Congress of Deputies Prime Minister of Spain Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party President of the Council of the European Union
party	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
president	Manuel Chaves González
prime minister	José María Aznar
region	León (Spanish Congress Electoral District) Madrid (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
successor	Mariano Rajoy Yves Leterme Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba