Anastasio López Ramírez

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Anastasio López Ramírez
Born(1957-03-17)17 March 1957
Alcázar de San Juan
Died23 March 2020(2020-03-23) (aged 63)
NationalitySpanish
Known forSpanish lawyer and Spanish Socialist Workers' Party

Anastasio López Ramírez (17 March 1957 – 23 March 2020) was a Spanish lawyer and

Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha
between 1983 and 1995.

Biography and career

Anastasio López was born on 17 March 1957 in Alcázar de San Juan, province of Ciudad Real in a railway family[1] and graduated in Laws at the Complutense University of Madrid. He joined the clandestine PSOE in 1975 and became a member of the Socialist Youth while studying for his degree thanks to Fernando Morán's son.[2]

In 1981 he was elected city-councillor of Alcázar de San Juan and mayor in the

Regional Government of Castile-La Mancha in the province of Ciudad Real and later Director of the Cabinet of the Parliament of Castilla-La Mancha in 1997 until 2006.[3]

On 2 February 1989, recovering from a leg operation at the Hospital Clínico in Madrid, he was taken by ambulance to the Cortes, in Toledo, to prevent the PSOE from losing the vote on the regional development plan.[4]

He retired from politics in 2006 after suffering a stroke and returned to the practice of law in his hometown.[5][3]

Personal life and death

He was married with whom he had two daughters, and grandfather of two grandchildren. He loved sports and was a fan of

Atlético de Madrid.[3]

Anastasio López was admitted at the hospital La Mancha Centro in Alcázar de San Juan on 21 March 2020 affected by COVID-19 during the pandemic in Spain. He died the following Monday, on 23 March, at the age of 63.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fallece el exalcalde Anastasio López Ramírez". La Tribuna de Ciudad Real. 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ M. REQUENA GALLEGO. Diccionario biográfico de los parlamentarios de Castilla-La Mancha 1977-2007…, pp. 227 y 228
  3. ^ a b c d e "Muere Anastasio López Ramírez, histórico alcalde de Alcázar de San Juan". Cadena SER. 23 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Trasladado un diputado en ambulancia para ganar una votación". El País. 3 February 1989.
  5. ^ a b Calero, F. (23 March 2020). "Muere por coronavirus el exdiputado socialista Anastasio López Ramírez, impulsor de las medidas de transparencia en la vida política española". CLM21.es.