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Born: 27 March 1955 · Age: 71
Mariano Rajoy is 71 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 27 March 1955.
People's Party leader who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018 and faced the Catalan independence crisis
Did you know?He survived a helicopter crash in 2005 alongside fellow politician Esperanza Aguirre, walking away with only minor injuries.
Mariano Rajoy led Spain through its worst economic crisis in decades. A property registrar from Galicia, he held several ministries before leading the People's Party from 2004. He became prime minister in 2011, as Spain struggled with soaring unemployment and a banking crisis. He imposed tough austerity and secured a European bailout for the banks. In 2017 he faced Catalonia's illegal independence referendum and imposed direct rule. A corruption case involving his party led to his removal by a no-confidence vote in 2018.
Mariano Rajoy Brey (Galician:, Spanish:; born 27 March 1955) is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018. A member of the People's Party, he served as the party's president from 2004 to 2018.
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Profile
Spanish politician, born 1955
Mariano Rajoy was born in Santiago de Compostela on 27 March 1955.
He led the People's Party from 2004.
He became prime minister in 2011.
He lost a no-confidence vote in 2018.
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Did you know?He was the first Spanish leader removed by a no-confidence vote.
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