The quiet Spaniard
By Jorge Valero - 25.10.2012 / 05:36 CET
Mariano Rajoy, Spain's prime minister, relies on timing and fortune, rather than vision.
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Mariano Rajoy, as seen by Marco Villard.
Fact file
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1955: Born, Santiago de Compostela
1978: Graduated in law from University of Santiago de Compostela
1979: Becomes Spain's youngest land registrar
1981-86: Member of Galician regional assembly, for Alianza Popular
1986: Member of the Spanish parliament
1986-87: Deputy leader of the Galician regional government
1989-: Member of the Spanish parliament
1996-99: Minister of public administration
1999-2000: Minister of education and culture
2001-02: Minister of the interior
2000-03: Deputy prime minister
2002-03: Minister of the presidency
2003-: Leader of the Popular Party
2011-: Prime minister
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