Juan José Laborda Martín

Juan José Laborda Martín (; born 4 October 1947) is a Spanish politician, historian, journalist and university professor, who served as President of the Senate from 1989 to 1996. He also served as Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of the Community of Castilla-León from 1985 to 1990, and a member of the Senate from 1977 to 2004.

Since 2015, he is the current director of the Chair of Parliamentary Monarchy at the University of Burgos.

Career

A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, he was elected Senator for the province of Burgos in every legislature from 1977 to 2004. He was spokesperson for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in the Senate from 1979 to 1987 and again from 1996 to 2004, being the parliamentarian who has held the position of spokesperson for the longest period of time. He announced his retirement from active politics on 21 November 2007, the day he presented the reform of the Statute of Autonomy of Castile and León for debate. It was also he who, in 1978, formed part of the drafting commission of the pre-autonomy decree for Castile and León approved in 1982.