Antonio Hernández Mancha

Spanish politician

MP Antonio Hernández Mancha

Leader of the Opposition
In office 8 February 1987 – 20 January 1989
Prime Minister	Felipe González
Preceded by	Miguel Herrero y Rodríguez de Miñón
Succeeded by	José María Aznar
Senator appointed by Parliament of Andalusia
In office 20 July 1986 – 2 September 1989

Personal details
Born	(1951-04-01) 1 April 1951 (age 73) Guareña, Badajoz, Spain
Political party	People's Alliance
Profession	Lawyer

Antonio Hernández Mancha (born 1 April 1951 in Guareña, Badajoz) is a former Spanish politician and president of the People's Alliance political party from 1987 to 1989. He is married and has two children.

Political career

Hernández Mancha was elected regional president of People's Alliance in Andalucía (1980–87). In 1986, Manuel Fraga was removed for having attained his "electoral ceiling." The party conducted internal elections in which Hernández Mancha defeated Miguel Herrero y Rodríguez Miñón.^[1]

Hernández Mancha presented a motion of no confidence against Felipe González in order to be known by the population, but the motion was rejected as the Socialists held an absolute majority and his candidacy was therefore defeated. In 1989, he resigned from the post.

After leaving politics, Hernández Mancha worked as a lawyer and businessman.

Other activities

Enagás, Independent Member of the Board of Directors (2014–2022)^[2]

References

^ Edward Schumacher (9 February 1987), Spanish Party Elects New Chief New York Times.
^ Carlos Segovia (18 February 2022) El Gobierno inicia el despido en Enagás de figuras del PP aunque baraja mantener a la exministra Ana Palacio El Mundo.

External links

Article published by Hernández Mancha in El País
La vacuna Hernández Mancha (article published in El País)
El PP ya tiene muertos en el armario: el ‘fantasma’ de Antonio Hernández Mancha (article published in El Confidencial) Archived 2012-07-01 at the Wayback Machine

Leaders of the Opposition of Spain