Manuel Marín
Manuel Marín | |
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Marín in 1996 | |
| Acting President of the European Commission | |
| In office 15 March 1999 – 15 September 1999 | |
| Vice President | Leon Brittan |
| Preceded by | Jacques Santer |
| Succeeded by | Romano Prodi |
| President of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 8 April 2004 – 31 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Luisa Fernanda Rudi |
| Succeeded by | José Bono |
| European Commissioner for External Relations | |
| In office 23 January 1995 – 15 September 1999 | |
| President | Jacques Santer Himself (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Hans van den Broek |
| Succeeded by | Chris Patten |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 3 March 2000 – 9 March 2008 | |
| In office 15 June 1977 – 29 June 1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manuel Marín González 21 October 1949 Ciudad Real, Spain |
| Died | 4 December 2017 (aged 68) Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Socialist Workers' Party |
Manuel Marín González (21 October 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Spanish politician, former President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was a long-time member of the European Commission, and acting president during the Santer Commission following the resignation of Jacques Santer. He is considered the father of the Erasmus Programme.