Javier Lambán

Francisco Javier Lambán Montañés (born 1957) is a Spanish politician member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), President of the Government of Aragon since 2015.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Lambán and the second or maternal family name is Montañés.

Lambán in 2016

Biography

Born on 19 August 1957 in Ejea de los Caballeros, he graduated in History at the University of Barcelona.[1] A member of the Ejea city council since 1983 (he also joined the PSOE in that date), he was a member of the provincial deputation between 1991 and 2012.[2] He was elected President of the Provincial Deputation of Saragossa on 15 Juliol 1999.[3] He became the Mayor of Ejea in 2007.[3]

Member of the Aragonese regional legislature, the Cortes of Aragon, since 2011,[2] he obtained a PhD in History at the University of Zaragoza in 2014, reading a thesis titled La reforma agraria en Aragón, 1931-1936.[4]

Voted President of the Government of Aragon by the regional legislature after the 2015 election, Lambán was sworn into office on 5 July 2015 at the Aljafería Palace.[5]

References

1. "Lambán Montañés, Francisco Javier". Cortes de Aragón.
2. "Javier Lambán". El Heraldo. 2015-08-05.
3. "Más de 30 años dedicados al ayuntamiento". El Periódico de Aragón. 2014-07-22.
4. Civieta, Óscar F. (2018-09-14). "La Universidad de Zaragoza hace pública la tesis de Javier Lambán". eldiario.es.
5. "Lambán: "El amor que sentimos por Aragón nos permitirá forjar grandes acuerdos"". El Heraldo. 5 July 2015.

Political offices
Preceded by José Ignacio Senao Gómez	President of the Provincial Deputation of Saragossa 15 July 1999 – 2011	Succeeded by Luis María Beamonte
Preceded by	Mayor of Ejea de los Caballeros 16 June 2007 – 15 July 2014	Succeeded by Teresa Ladrero
Preceded by Luisa Fernanda Rudi	President of the Government of Aragon Since 15 July 2015	Succeeded by Incumbent