Pío García-Escudero

Pío García-Escudero Márquez, 4th Count of Badarán (born 28 October 1952) is a Spanish architect and politician who served as the 59th President of the Senate of Spain from 2011 to 2019.[1] Since 21 May 2019, Escudero has served as the Second Vice President of the Senate.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García-Escudero and the second or maternal family name is Márquez.

The Most Excellent

The Count of Badarán

OC OSP MS
59th President of the Senate of Spain
In office
13 December 2011 – 20 May 2019
MonarchJuan Carlos I (2011–2014)
Felipe VI (2014–2019)
Preceded byJavier Rojo
Succeeded byManuel Cruz Rodríguez
Spanish Senator
for Madrid
Assumed office
14 March 2004
Personal details
Born
Pío García-Escudero Márquez

(1952-10-28) 28 October 1952
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Political partyPeople's Party
OccupationPolitician

Early Years

Born in 1952 in Madrid where he was raised, he graduated from Technical University of Madrid and as an architect from Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid.

Political career

García-Escudero Márquez was a Senator from 9 April 1996 to 2 February 1999, and again from 13 April 2004 to 26 September 2011 as a member of the People's Party.

Personal

García-Escudero Marquez was married on 15 June 1982 to María del Carmen Ramos Pérez. The couple have two children:

  • Pío García-Escudero Ramos b. 1984
  • Miguel García-Escudero Ramos b. 1987

He is involved in Bárcenas affair corruption scandal and appeared before court as a witness in Gürtel case trial on 26 July 2017.[2]

Honours

Foreign honours
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References
  1. "Presidente del Senado. Biografía" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. El presidente del Senado reconoce un pago anotado por Bárcenas (in Spanish)
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