Funeral Chapel Of Former Minister Josep Pique

MADRID, SPAIN - APRIL 07: The former president of the Government of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar, arrives at the funeral chapel of the former minister Josep Pique, at the Tanatorio M-30, on April 7, 2023, in Madrid, Spain. The former minister of the Aznar government, Josep Pique, died yesterday, Thursday, April 6, at the Hospital 12 de Octubre in Madrid, at the age of 68. Born in Vilanova i la Geltru (Barcelona) in 1955, he was four times minister in the Presidency of Jose Maria Aznar (PP), leader of the Catalan Popular Party, candidate to the Generalitat and, after resigning from politics, he devoted himself to his facet as economist and business manager. From 1996 to 2003 he held several positions: Minister of Industry and Energy between 1996 and 2000; Minister Spokesman of the Government between 1998 and 2000; Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2000 and 2002, and Minister of Science and Technology between 2002 and 2003. (Photo By Alberto Ortega/Europa Press via Getty Images)