Pablo Iglesias Posse

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Pablo Iglesias
President of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
In office 25 August 1888 – 9 December 1925
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Julián Besteiro
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office 10 June 1910 – 15 September 1923
Constituency	Madrid
Member of Madrid City Council
In office 1906–1910
Personal details
Born	Paulino Iglesias Posse (1850-10-18)18 October 1850 Ferrol, Galicia, Spain
Died	9 December 1925(1925-12-09) (aged 75) Madrid, Spain
Resting place	Madrid Civil Cemetery, Madrid, Spain
Political party	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Other political affiliations	Nueva Federación Madrileña Conjunción Republicano-Socialista
Spouse	Amparo Meliá (m. 1921)
Children	Juan Almela Meliá (stepson)
Occupation	Typesetter, Syndicalist
Signature
Website	Pablo Iglesias Foundation

Pablo Iglesias Posse (17 October 1850 – 9 December 1925) was a Spanish socialist and Marxist labour leader. He is regarded as the father of Spanish socialism, having founded the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in 1879 and the Spanish General Workers' Union (UGT) in 1888.