Jose Luis Zapatero

Jose Luis Zapatero graduated from the Law Department of the University of Leon in Spain with a Bachelor of Laws degree. Zapatero joined the Workers' Socialist Party (PSOE) in 1979 and became the youngest member of the House of Representatives in 1986. Since then, he has been elected four times in a row. Zapatero grew up in Leon and began receiving secondary education at the religious school Disc \u00ed pulas de Jes \u00fa s in September 1966. In September 1970, he entered Quot; Colegio Leon \u00e9 squeot; Reading was the only private boarding school in Leon at that time. He later entered the University of Leon to study law and graduated in 1982. After graduation, Zapatero served as a professor of constitutional law at the University of Leon. In 1986, he was elected as a member of parliament. Zapatero decided to run for party secretary general at the 35th party congress in June of that year. He proposed an updated and more central route policy, known as Nueva V \u00ed a. On June 25, 2000, Zapatero announced his intention to run for party secretary general in a speech in Leon, which included establishing a society that accepted all foreigners; Prioritize education and job creation; Give parents more time to take care of their children and the elderly; Vigorously promoting culture; Transforming Spain into a respected country and helping others in need; Help proactive and enterprising citizens, give more space for political diversity, and promote deeper values. These views have led to the title of Zapatero's dark horse candidate. His opponents accuse him of inexperience, but his supporters believe that it has the image of a reformer and that he is the only member of parliament among the candidates. Finally, Zapatero won by a small margin of 995 votes and obtained 414; Opponent Jos \u00e9 Bono received 405 votes. Zapatero won the 2004 general election and became the Prime Minister of Spain in April 2004. Afterwards, he won the 2008 general election and was re elected as Prime Minister of Spain. During his reign, he first withdrew Spanish troops from Iraq, reopened discussions on the issue of autonomous regions, and dealt a blow to the Spanish terrorist organization ETA. Secondly, he revised a series of social laws, such as the Marriage Law and the Same Sex Marriage Law. On July 3, 2005, Spain became the first country in the world to grant homosexuals the right to fully marry and adopt children.