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Mariano Rajoy

prime minister of Spain
Also known as: Mariano Rajoy Brey
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Mariano Rajoy (born March 27, 1955, Santiago de Compostela, Spain) is a Spanish politician who served as prime minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018. Rajoy was raised in the Galicia region of northern Spain. He studied law at the University of Santiago de Compostela, receiving a degree in 1978. After briefly working as a land registrar, he embarked on a career in politics, being elected when 26 years old as a regional deputy for...

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