Francisco Pardo

Francisco Pardo
Director-General of the Police
Assumed office
30 June 2018
MonarchFelipe VI
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byGermán López Iglesias
8th Secretary of State for Defence
In office
20 April 2004 – 24 April 2007
MonarchJuan Carlos I
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byFernando Díez Moreno
Succeeded bySoledad López Fernández
Personal details
Born
Francisco Pardo Piqueras

(1962-02-13) 13 February 1962 (age 62)
Abengibre, Spain
Political partySpanish Socialist Workers' Party
EducationUniversity of Murcia

Francisco Pardo (born 13 February 1962) is a Spanish politician serving as Director-General of the Police since June 1, 2018. Pardo is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and he has previously served as the 8th Secretary of State for Defence from 2004 to 2007.

At regional level, Pardo has served as Speaker of the Castile-La Mancha regional parliament from 2007 to 2011, member of parliament from 2007 to 2012 and as Regional Minister for the Presidency of the Castile-La Mancha government from 2003 to 2004.