Ignacio Diego | |
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8th President of Cantabria | |
In office 23 June 2011 –3 July 2015 | |
Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
Vice President | María JoséSáenz de Buruaga |
Preceded by | Miguel Ángel Revilla |
Succeeded by | Miguel Ángel Revilla |
Personal details | |
Born | Castro Urdiales,Cantabria,Spain | 18 May 1960
Political party | PP |
Spouse | María Luisa Castañeda |
Children | Three |
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