Ángel Acebes

Ángel Acebes
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Minister of the Interior
In office 10 July 2002 – 18 April 2004
Preceded by	Mariano Rajoy
Succeeded by	Juan Antonio Alonso
Personal details
Born	Ángel Acebes (1958-07-03) 3 July 1958 Pajares de Adaja, Castile and León, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Political party	People's Party
Occupation	Politician

Ángel Acebes Paniagua (born 3 July 1958) is a Spanish politician.

Married, Acebes holds a degree in law from the University of Salamanca. He has been a member of parliament for the rightwing People's Party since 1996, representing Avila.

Acebes played a key role in securing the support of minority parties and so making it possible for the People's Party to form a government. He was Justice Minister from 1999 to 2002 and Interior Minister from 2002 to 2004. He was Interior Minister - responsible for national security and Police - when the Madrid bombings occurred and was criticised by his opponents for blaming the attacks on ETA, allegedly for electoral gain, rather than on Islamic militants.

Preceded by Mariano Rajoy

Interior Minister of Spain 2002 - 2004

Succeeded by José Antonio Alonso

External links

• People's Party Website (Spanish)