Javier Lambán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lambán and the second or maternal family name is Montañés.

Javier Lambán
Lambán in 2016
President of Aragon
In office 5 July 2015 – 11 August 2023
Preceded by	Luisa Fernanda Rudi
Succeeded by	Jorge Azcón
Personal details
Born	Francisco Javier Lambán Montañés (1957-08-19) 19 August 1957 (age 67) Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain
Political party	PSOE–Aragón

Francisco Javier Lambán Montañés (born 1957) is a Spanish politician member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and President of the Government of Aragon from 5 July 2015 to 11 August 2023.

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 that year), 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 July 1999.[3] He became the Mayor of Ejea in 2007.[3]

A 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. 23 June 2022.
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 1999–2011	Succeeded by Luis María Beamonte
Preceded by	Mayor of Ejea de los Caballeros 2007–2014	Succeeded by Teresa Ladrero
Preceded by Luisa Fernanda Rudi	President of the Government of Aragon 2015–2023	Succeeded by Jorge Azcón
Party political offices
Preceded by Marcelino Iglesias	Secretary-General of the Socialist Workers' Party of Aragón 2012-present	Succeeded by Incumbent