# Vicente Álvarez Areces

_Politician (1943–2019)_

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> Vicente Alberto Álvarez Areces, also known as Tini Areces, was a Spanish politician. He served as the sixth President of the Principality of Asturias in Spain, and he was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party political party. He was also a member of the Committee of the Regions, working as a vice-president of the Party of European Socialists Group.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 August 1943 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748467#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Gijón ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748467#P19))
- **Died:** 17 January 2019 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748467#P570))
- **Place of death:** Gijón ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748467#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Spain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748467#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; mathematician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748467#P106))
- **Political party:** Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (1983–2019); Communist Party of Asturias (1962–1978) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748467#P102))
- **Education:** University of Santiago de Compostela ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748467#P69))
- **Positions held:** member of the Senate of Spain (13 December 2011 – 16 January 2019); President of the Principality of Asturias (20 July 1999 – 15 July 2011); mayor of Gijón (30 June 1987 – 3 July 1999) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748467#P39))
- **Awards:** Gold Medal of the Principality of Asturias ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748467#P166))

## Questions

**When was Vicente Álvarez Areces born?**  
Vicente Álvarez Areces was born on 4 August 1943 in Gijón.

**What positions has Vicente Álvarez Areces held?**  
Positions held by Vicente Álvarez Areces include: member of the Senate of Spain (2011–2019); President of the Principality of Asturias (1999–2011); mayor of Gijón (1987–1999).

**Where did Vicente Álvarez Areces study?**  
Vicente Álvarez Areces was educated at University of Santiago de Compostela.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Vicente Álvarez Areces](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_%C3%81lvarez_Areces) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2748467](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748467) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: (Álvarez Areces) Fernández de la Vega firma un convenio de colaboración con la Fundación Príncipe de Asturias. Pool Moncloa. 28 de mayo de 2005 (cropped).jpeg by Ministerio de la Presidencia. Gobierno de España (Pool Moncloa) (Attribution)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(%C3%81lvarez_Areces)_Fern%C3%A1ndez_de_la_Vega_firma_un_convenio_de_colaboraci%C3%B3n_con_la_Fundaci%C3%B3n_Pr%C3%ADncipe_de_Asturias._Pool_Moncloa._28_de_mayo_de_2005_(cropped).jpeg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Vicente Álvarez Areces, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: (Álvarez Areces) Fernández de la Vega firma un convenio de colaboración con la Fundación Príncipe de Asturias. Pool Moncloa. 28 de mayo de 2005 (cropped).jpeg — Ministerio de la Presidencia. Gobierno de España (Pool Moncloa), Attribution.

## Cite this page

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