11 Notable alumni of
University of Extremadura
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The University of Extremadura is 2260th in the world, 739th in Europe, and 38th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from the University of Extremadura sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Jesús Gil Manzano
- Occupations
- FIFA refereeassociation football referee
- Biography
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Jesús Gil Manzano is a Spanish football referee. He officiates in the Spanish Primera División. He made his La Liga debut on 25 August 2012 in a game between Málaga and Mallorca. Gil Manzano also appeared in the 2013–14 Copa del Rey quarterfinals game between Racing de Santander and Real Sociedad, where Racing refused to play after one minute.
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Guillermo Fernández Vara
- Occupations
- university teachermedical examinerpolitician
- Biography
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Guillermo Fernández Vara was a Spanish politician and coroner who served as President of the Regional Government of Extremadura from 2007 to 2011 and from 2015 to 2023. He served as a senator, and was vice president of the Senate, representing the Assembly of Extremadura.
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Carlos Cuerpo
- Enrolled in the University of Extremadura
- In 2003 graduated with economics
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Carlos Cuerpo Caballero is a Spanish economist and politician who has been serving as minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise in the government of Pedro Sánchez since 2023. He succeeded Nadia Calviño after she was elected as president of the European Investment Bank.
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María Guardiola
- Occupations
- civil servantpolitician
- Biography
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María Guardiola Martín is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician serving as the President of the Autonomous Government of Extremadura since 2023. After two decades as a civil servant within the Government of Extremadura, Guardiola was elected to the city council in her hometown of Cáceres in 2015.
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José Antonio Monago
- Occupations
- firefighterlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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José Antonio Monago Terraza is a Spanish politician who belongs to the People's Party (PP) who served as President of the Regional Government of Extremadura, the Extremaduran regional administration, from 2011 to 2015. Outside of political life, Monago received a Doctorate in Law from the University of Salamanca He became Extremaduran regional leader of the PP in 2007 and served as a city councillor in Badajoz and as a PP deputy in the Extremaduran Assembly. The Extremaduran Assembly appointed him to the Spanish Senate in 2008.
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María Antonia Trujillo
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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María Antonia Trujillo Rincón is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician.
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Carlos Javier Floriano Corrales
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- juristpolitician
- Biography
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Carlos Floriano Corrales is a People's Party (PP) politician who represents Cáceres Province in the Spanish Congress of Deputies, where he serves as a PP spokesman and coordinator of the party's economics group. Floriano was first elected at the 2008 general election. Previously, he had served four terms in the Assembly of Extremadura. From 2000 to 2008, he was leader of the PP's Extremadura regional branch, and served in the Senate of Spain during this period.
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Antonio Rodríguez Osuna
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- politician
- Biography
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Antonio Rodríguez Osuna is a Spanish politician, serving as Mayor of Mérida since 2015. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he was member of the Assembly of Extremadura from 2011 to 2015.
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Elena Nevado del Campo
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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María Elena Nevado del Campo is a Spanish politician of the People's Party (PP). She was a member of the city council of Cáceres from 2007 to 2015, serving as mayor from 2011. She was also a senator from 2011 to 2015, a member of the Assembly of Extremadura from 2019 to 2024, and was elected to the European Parliament in 2024.
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Guadalupe Sabio
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- biologyresearcher
- Biography
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Guadalupe Sabio Buzo is a Spanish scientist and Professor at the Spanish National Cardiovascular Research Centre, which is part of the Carlos III Health Institute. Her research focuses on stress-activated kinases and the development of diseases associated with obesity. She was awarded the Princess of Girona Foundation Scientist Prize in 2012 and selected as one of the Top 100 Women Leaders in Spain in 2017.
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María Escudero Escribano
- Occupations
- chemical engineer
- Biography
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María Escudero-Escribano is a Spanish chemist. Her research considers the design of materials for catalysis, fuel cells and sustainable chemistry. She works at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) as an ICREA Research Professor since September 2022. Formerly she was director of the Nano-Electrochemical group at the University of Copenhagen.
