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Born in Madrid in 1945, he was 80 or 81 years old. He was an economist and tax inspector who joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in 1976."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"During his time as Minister of Health and Consumption between 1986 and 1991, García Vargas was responsible for implementing the General Health Law. This legislation extended healthcare coverage to nearly the entire population. He later served as Minister of Defense from 1991 to 1995, during which period compulsory military service was reduced to nine months."},{"type":"heading","text":"Age at death"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on García Vargas's age at the time of his death. La Razón states he died at 81, while noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus, Noticias de Navarra, Deia, noticiasdealava.eus, lacronicabadajoz.com, and El Debate report he died at 80. 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