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He was Secretary-General of the ruling Partido Popular from 1989 to 1999 and the President of the Principality of Asturias from 2011 to 2012.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 October 1947","date":"1947-10-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2349461#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Madrid","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2807"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2349461#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Spain","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2349461#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"civil 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