Profile: Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez

Beijing: At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will pay an official visit to China from Sept. 8 to 11. Born in February 1972 in Spain's capital city of Madrid, Sanchez holds a doctorate in economics and has a long-standing career in politics. He is also the secretary-general of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. From 2009 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2016, he served as a member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies. In June 2018, he became prime minister of Spain and was re-elected in January 2020 and November 2023. Sanchez is married and has two daughters. Source: The Namibia Press Agency