Joaquín Leguina

Joaquín Leguina
President of the Community of Madrid
In office
13 June 1983  30 June 1995
MonarchJuan Carlos I
DeputyCésar Cimadevilla
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byAlberto Ruiz-Gallardón
Secretary-General of the Madrilenian Socialist Federation
In office
14 December 1979  2 February 1991
Preceded byAlonso Puerta
Succeeded byTeófilo Serrano
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
3 March 1996  1 April 2008
ConstituencyMadrid
In office
28 October 1982  8 May 1983
ConstituencyMadrid
Member of the Assembly of Madrid
In office
8 May 1983  1 July 1995
Member of Madrid Municipal Council
In office
15 May 1979  8 May 1983
Personal details
Born
Joaquín Leguina Herrán

(1941-05-05) 5 May 1941
Villaescusa, Spain
Political partySpanish Socialist Workers' Party (until 2022)
Alma materUniversity of the Basque Country

Joaquín Leguina Herrán (born 5 May 1941) is a Spanish politician and writer. A former member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) from which he was expelled in 2022 over strong differences with Pedro Sánchez, he became the first President of the Community of Madrid, serving from 1983 and 1995. He also was Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of Madrid from 1979 to 1991.