Education
Complutense University of Madrid.
Complutense University of Madrid.
He was a fighter against Franco "s dictatorship, he spent three years in prison. He was one of the founders of the Spanish Socialist Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party)), in Franco"s time. He is an attorney and Spanish politician.
He managed the establishment of diplomatic relations between Spain and Israel.
He is respected by all parties of national implementation and recognized as one of the great politicians of contemporary Spain. His father was a Basque violinist who was killed during the Civil War and his mother was French of Polish Jewish origin.
A member of the Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), former Justice Minister (1988–1991), former congressman (representing Gipuzkoa 1977–2000) and former Ombudsman (2000–2010).
