Biography:

Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, on July 3rd, 1936, he is unmarried.

He holds a doctorate in law and a diploma in business administration. He is also a lecturer in labour law at the University of Las Palmas.

He joined the PSOE and the UGT in 1972.

He has been secretary general of the PSC-PSOE since March 1977. He was a member of the confederated executive committee of UGT from 1976 to 1983. He has been press and information secretary on the UGT federal executive in Las Palmas. At the 32nd Federal Congress of the PSOE (1990), he was elected executive secretary of the CEF.

He was returned as a deputy for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the general elections of 1977, 1979 and 1982.

He became a deputy for the Canarian Parliament in 1983, and was president of the Canarian Government from 1983 to 1987. He was re-elected president of the Canarian Government in June 1991.

He was appointed minister for the public administrations on July 14th, 1993.

He was appointed minister of education and science on July 3rd., 1995.