José Manuel Romay Beccaría

José Manuel Romay Beccaría
69th and 71st President of the Council of State
In office
3 May 2012  5 July 2018
Preceded byFrancisco Rubio Llorente
Succeeded byMaría Teresa Fernández de la Vega
In office
25 December 2002  19 April 2004
Preceded byÍñigo Cavero
Succeeded byFrancisco Rubio Llorente
Senator
In office
29 November 2011  2 May 2012
ConstituencyParliament of Galicia
Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs
In office
6 May 1996  27 April 2000
Preceded byÁngeles Amador
Succeeded byCelia Villalobos
Vice President of Galicia
In office
22 January 1982  7 January 1983
PresidentXerardo Fernández Albor
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byJosé Luis Barreiro
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
12 March 2000  3 January 2003
ConstituencyA Coruña
In office
28 October 1982  13 February 1990
ConstituencyA Coruña
Personal details
Born
José Manuel Romay Beccaría

(1934-01-18) 18 January 1934
Betanzos, A Coruña
Political partyPeople's Party (since 1989)
Other political
affiliations
People's Alliance (until 1989)
Alma materUniversity of Santiago de Compostela

José Manuel Romay Beccaría (born 18 January 1934) is a Spanish lawyer and politician. During his political life, he has been regional minister in several occasions in the Regional Government of Galicia, Member of the Congress of Deputies and Senator. The highest and most important offices that he held were Health Minister of Spain and two times President of the Council of State.