José María Álvarez del Manzano

Who is José María Álvarez del Manzano?

José María Álvarez del Manzano y López del Hierro is a Spanish politician for the People's Party. Although born in Seville he has lived in Madrid since he was 3 years old. He studied at the Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo. He became the mayor of Madrid in 1991, a position that he helf until 2003. Under his mandate he launched the idea of the nomination of making Madrid the host city of the 2012 Olympic Games. He currently presides over IFEMA. He is married to María Eulalia Miró Ramírez and has four children: José, María, Marta, and Mónica.