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José Antonio Alonso Suárez (28 March 1960 in León – 2 February 2017 in Madrid) was a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician.

A jurist before his political career, Alonso was elected to the Spanish Congress in 2004, representing León Province and was re-elected in 2008.^[1] He later served as spokesman for the PSOE Parliamentary Group.

From 18 April 2004 to 7 April 2006 he was the Minister of the Interior in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.^[1] Described by his ministerial colleagues as a man "driven by his strong ideological beliefs and professionalism",^[1] Zapatero is said to have chosen Alonso on the grounds that the latter would fight terrorism without compromising human rights.^[1] Alonso served as the Minister of Defense until 11 April 2008. Prior to his election he had been a critic of the People's Party's support for George W. Bush and their alleged politicisation of judicial bodies.^[2]

Alonso died from lung cancer on 2 February 2017 at the age of 56.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Spanish cabinet - key players, BBC News, 22 April 2004 Retrieved 2 June 2010
^ Women lead the way in the new Spanish government, The Independent, 19 April 2004
^ "Muere el exministro socialista José Antonio Alonso". ABC (in Spanish). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

External links

Biography at Spanish Congress site

Political offices
Preceded by Ángel Acebes	Minister of the Interior 2004–2006	Succeeded by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Preceded by José Bono	Minister of Defence 2006–2008	Succeeded by Carme Chacón
Party political offices
Preceded by Diego López Garrido	Chairman of the Socialist Group in the Congress of Deputies 2008–2012	Succeeded by Soraya Rodríguez

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[BBC-1] Spanish cabinet - key players, BBC News, 22 April 2004 Retrieved 2 June 2010

[2] Women lead the way in the new Spanish government, The Independent, 19 April 2004

[3] "Muere el exministro socialista José Antonio Alonso". ABC (in Spanish). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

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 '''José Antonio Alonso Suárez''' (28 March 1960 in [[León, Spain|León]] – 2 February 2017 in [[Madrid]]) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|Socialist Workers' Party]] (PSOE) politician.
-A judge, Alonso was elected to the Spanish Congress in 2004, representing [[León (Spanish Congress Electoral District)|León Province]] and was reelected in 2008.<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3649839.stm Spanish cabinet - key players, BBC News, 22 April 2004 Retrieved 2 June 2010]</ref> He later served as spokesman for the PSOE Parliamentary Group. From 18 April 2004 to 7 April 2006 he was the minister of the interior in the government of [[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero]].<ref name="BBC"/> Described by his ministerial colleagues as a man "driven by his strong ideological beliefs and professionalism",<ref name="BBC"/> Zapatero is said to have chosen Alonso on the grounds that the latter would fight terrorism without compromising human rights.<ref name="BBC"/> Alonso served as the defence minister until 11 April 2008. Prior to his election he had been a critic of the [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]]'s support for [[George W. Bush]] and their alleged politicisation of judicial bodies.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/women-lead-the-way-in-the-new-spanish-government-560421.html Women lead the way in the new Spanish government, The Independent, 19 April 2004]</ref>
+A jurist before his political career, Alonso was elected to the [[Spanish Congress]] in 2004, representing [[León (Spanish Congress Electoral District)|León Province]] and was re-elected in 2008.<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3649839.stm Spanish cabinet - key players, BBC News, 22 April 2004 Retrieved 2 June 2010]</ref> He later served as spokesman for the PSOE Parliamentary Group.
+From 18 April 2004 to 7 April 2006 he was the [[Minister of the Interior (Spain)|Minister of the Interior]] in the government of [[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero]].<ref name="BBC"/> Described by his ministerial colleagues as a man "driven by his strong ideological beliefs and professionalism",<ref name="BBC"/> Zapatero is said to have chosen Alonso on the grounds that the latter would fight terrorism without compromising human rights.<ref name="BBC"/> Alonso served as the [[Minister of Defence (Spain)|Minister of Defense]] until 11 April 2008. Prior to his election he had been a critic of the [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]]'s support for [[George W. Bush]] and their alleged politicisation of judicial bodies.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/women-lead-the-way-in-the-new-spanish-government-560421.html Women lead the way in the new Spanish government, The Independent, 19 April 2004]</ref>
 Alonso died from [[lung cancer]] on 2 February 2017 at the age of 56.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.es/espana/abci-muere-exministro-socialista-jose-antonio-alonso-201702020812_noticia.html|title=Muere el exministro socialista José Antonio Alonso|work=[[ABC (newspaper)|ABC]]|date=2 February 2017|accessdate=2 February 2017|language=Spanish}}</ref>

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