Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo
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Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo (Born July 3, 1936 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a Canarian politician. He served as president of the Canary Islands from 1983 to 1987, and again from 1991 to 1993.
In 1972 he joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, the PSOE, as well as the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT). During 1995 and 1996 he was minister for science and development of the central government in Madrid. In 1996 and from 1999 to 2003 he was a member of the Spanish Senate. In 2006 he was a candidate for the mayoralty of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
| Preceded by (none) |
President of the Canary Islands 1983-1987 |
Succeeded by Fernando Fernández Martín |
| Preceded by Lorenzo Olarte Cullén |
President of the Canary Islands 1991-1993 |
Succeeded by Manuel Antonio Hermoso Rojas |
Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo | Fernando Fernández Martín | Lorenzo Olarte Cullén | Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo | Manuel Antonio Hermoso Rojas | Román Rodríguez Rodríguez | Adán Martín Menis
