Juan José Lucas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lucas and the second or maternal family name is Giménez.

The Most Excellent Juan José Lucas Giménez
First Vice President of the Senate
In office 13 December 2011 – 16 January 2016
President	Pío García-Escudero
Preceded by	Isidre Molas
Succeeded by	Pedro Sanz
57th President of the Senate of Spain
In office 16 October 2002 – 2 April 2004
Preceded by	Esperanza Aguirre
Succeeded by	Javier Rojo
Minister for the Presidency
In office 27 February 2001 – 10 July 2002
Prime Minister	José María Aznar
Preceded by	Mariano Rajoy
Succeeded by	Mariano Rajoy
President of the Junta of Castile and León
In office 4 July 1991 – 27 February 2001
Prime Minister	Felipe González (1991–1996) José María Aznar (1996–2001)
Preceded by	Jesús Posada
Succeeded by	Juan Vicente Herrera
President of the People's Party of Castile and León
In office 1991–2002
Preceded by	José María Aznar
Succeeded by	Juan Vicente Herrera
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office 22 June 1986 – 8 September 1987
Constituency	Soria
In office 28 October 1989 – 20 June 1991
Constituency	Soria
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 March 2002
Constituency	Castile and León
Member of the Cortes of Castile and León
In office 21 June 1991 – 27 February 2001
Constituency	Soria
Personal details
Born	Juan José Lucas Giménez (1944-05-10) 10 May 1944 El Burgo de Osma, Soria, Spain
Political party	People's Party (1989–present)
Alma mater	Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Juan José Lucas Giménez (born 10 May 1944) is a Spanish attorney, professor and politician in the People's Party.

Early life and education

Giménez was born in Burgo de Osma, Soria, Spain, on 10 May 1944. He graduated from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid with a degree in law.

Professional career

Giménez worked as a professor in 1968 and 1969 and was also a tutor in Soria University. He joined INEM as a technician, and later held positions as secretary, Provincial Director, and Deputy Director General. He left the agency in 1982 to begin work in the Instituto Nacional de Colonización's sociologist group. He was Deputy Director General of Cooperatives in the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.

Senate of Spain career

The Cortes of Castile and León appointed Giménez as a Senator on 22 March 2002. He later held the Presidency of the Senate of Spain, between 16 October 2002 and 2 April 2004, before his party lost its absolute majority in both houses in the general elections of 2004. Between 2004 and 2011 he was Second Vice President of the Senate. On 12 December 2011, Mariano Rajoy proposed Giménez to his party as Deputy President of the Senate of Spain for the 10th Legislature.