José Montilla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

José Montilla

Spanish politician

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1955

Place of Birth: Iznájar, Andalusia, Spain

Profession: politician

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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José Montilla Aguilera (born 15 January 1955 in Iznájar, Córdoba, Spain) is a Spanish politician who is currently a member of the Spanish Senate.
He was the 128th President of Generalitat de Catalunya.
He became the First Secretary of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia on 18 June 2000, and a member of the Federal Executive Committee and the Federal Committee of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) on 23 July 2000.
He served as Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero from 18 April 2004 until 9 September 2006.
He is married and has five children.
On 29 November 2010 he announced he would not stand again for the post of First Secretary of the PSC due to his party's having obtained its worst-ever results in the 2010 election.