About
José María Aznar has served as an independent Director of News Corporation since its June 2013 separation and chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, also serving on the Audit Committee. He was President of Spain from 1996 to 2004 and Executive President of the Partido Popular from 1990 to 2004, and he founded and leads the Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis and el Instituto Atlántico de Gobierno. He brings the Board international government and public-policy perspective and previously served as a director of Afiniti Ltd. and of Twenty-First Century Fox.
Roles
News Corp.
Independent Director · Current role
June 2013–present
Government of Spain
President of Spain
1996 - 2004
Partido Popular of Spain
Executive President · Later served as Honorific President from 2004 to 2016.
1990 - 2004
Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies
Distinguished Fellow, Chair of the Atlantic Basin Initiative
2012 - 2015
Georgetown University
Distinguished Scholar in the Practice of Global Leadership
2004 - 2012
External Roles
Foundation for Social Studies and Analysis (FAES)
President
1989 - Present
el Instituto Atlántico de Gobierno
President and Founder
2014 - Present
Latham & Watkins LLP
Special Advisor
2018 - Present
Twenty-First Century Fox
Director
2006 - 2013
Director Compensation
FY 2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$137,500
Stock awards (DSUs)
$204,065