José Bono

José Bono Martínez (born December 14, 1950) is a Spanish politician, born in Salobre, Albacete. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he was the President of the Congress of Deputies during the 9th Legislature. Before that, he was the Minister of Defence of Spain from April 18, 2004, in the Government chaired by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. He left his ministerial post on April 7, 2006, and was replaced by former Minister of Interior, José Antonio Alonso. Bono had previously served as President of the Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha from June 6, 1983 to April 17, 2004. During his period as a member of the Government, José Bono was involved in certain controversial events, some of them regarding his role as Minister of Defence (e.g. the controversy created by the public declarations of Lt. General José Mena Aguado about the 1978 Spanish Constitution, defending the possibility of an intervention of the armed forces to maintain the territorial integrity of Spain), and others regarding his membership of the Socialist Workers' Party, the most significant of them being the detention of two members of the Popular Party (PP) who were participating with him in a popular demonstration, after they had allegedly attempted to assault him. He was elected President of the Congress of Deputies on April 1, 2008.[1][2]

José Bono
President of the Congress of Deputies
In office
1 April 2008 – 13 December 2011
MonarchJuan Carlos I
Preceded byManuel Marín
Succeeded byJesús Posada
Minister of Defence
In office
18 April 2004 – 11 April 2006
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byFederico Trillo-Figueroa
Succeeded byJosé Antonio Alonso
President of Castile-La Mancha
In office
6 June 1983 – 17 April 2004
MonarchJuan Carlos I
Preceded byJesús Fuentes Lázaro
Succeeded byJosé María Barreda
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
1 April 2008 – 13 December 2011
ConstituencyToledo
In office
1 March 1979 – 6 June 1982
ConstituencyAlbacete
Member of the Cortes of Castile-La Mancha
In office
7 May 1983 – 16 April 2004
ConstituencyAlbacete; Toledo
Personal details
Born (1950-12-14) December 14, 1950
Salobre, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Political partyPSOE
Spouse(s)Ana Rodríguez Mosquera
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bono and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

References
  1. EFE (7 April 2006). "José Bono, la voz más populista y discrepante, deja el Gobierno". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  2. "Biografia de José Bono". biografiasyvidas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2010.

See also


Political offices
Preceded by
Jesús Fuentes Lázaro		 President of Castile-La Mancha
1983–2004		 Succeeded by
José María Barreda
Preceded by
Federico Trillo-Figueroa		 Minister of Defence
2004-2006		 Succeeded by
José Antonio Alonso
Preceded by
Manuel Marín		 President of the Congress of Deputies
2008-2011		 Succeeded by
Jesús Posada
Party political offices
Preceded by
Miguel Ángel Martínez		 Secretary-General of the PSOE-Castilla-La Mancha
1988-1990		 Succeeded by
Juan Pedro Hernández Moltó
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