José Barrionuevo
José Barrionuevo is a former Spanish politician who served as the Minister of the Interior in the 1980s. He is known for his involvement in the controversial GAL (Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación) which was implicated in extrajudicial actions against Basque separatists. Barrionuevo has faced legal repercussions for his role in these events and has remained a significant figure within the historical narrative of the Socialist Party (PSOE).
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José Barrionuevo was the minister of the Interior against whom a suplicatory was rejected in 1988.
Feijóo apunta a Sánchez con una propuesta para reformar el suplicatorio para que ningún aforado del Congreso “esquive la justicia” | España
Spain· 2026-01-11
José Barrionuevo was the first prime minister of democracy in Spain who entered prison for a 10-year sentence.
¿Cuántos exministros del PP y PSOE han entrado en prisión? | EspañaSpain· 2025-11-27
José Barrionuevo criticized the government's monetary performance.
Los secretos del Plan Bessent, los pedidos de Trump y las creencias de Caputo
Argentina· 2025-09-26
José Barrionuevo, a former interior minister, called for the resignation of the head of the executive.
Trump, Peinado y González, ¿al rescate de Sánchez? | EspañaSpain· 2025-06-28
José Barrionuevo is one of the ex-leaders of the PSOE who is calling for Pedro Sánchez's resignation.
José Barrionuevo, Rafael Vera y otros exdirigentes del PSOE piden a Sánchez que renuncie y convoque un congreso extraordinario | EspañaSpain· 2025-06-24
