Carlos Robles Piquer

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Carlos Robles Piquer
Minister of Education and Science
In office
12 December 1975 – 5 July 1976
Preceded byCruz Martínez Esteruelas
Succeeded byAurelio Menéndez
Director general of popular culture and entertainment
In office
December 1967 – November 1969
Succeeded byEnrique Thomas de Carranza
Director general of information
In office
July 1962 – December 1967
Preceded byVicente Rodríguez Casado
Personal details
Born(1925-10-13)13 October 1925
Madrid
Died8 February 2018(2018-02-08) (aged 92)
Madrid
Political partyPeople's Alliance

Carlos Robles Piquer (13 October 1925 – 8 February 2018)[1] was a Spanish diplomat and politician.

Political career

His political career started in 1962,

Director General of RTVE
, Robles was elected to the Congress of Deputies from Madrid. He left the national legislature in 1987, and became a member of the European Parliament for Spain until 1999.

Robles' marriage to Elisa Fraga Iribarne, the sister of

Manuel Fraga Iribarne, produced a son, José María Robles Fraga
, who is also a politician.

References

  1. ^ "Muere Robles Piquer, ministro de Educación del primer Gobierno de Transición". El País. 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Carlos Robles Piquer: "Media España estuvo con Franco y luego aceptó la democracia" Leer más: Carlos Robles Piquer: "Media España estuvo con Franco y luego aceptó la democracia"". La Razòn (in Spanish). 18 February 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Robles Piquer: una biografía muy ligada a Manuel Fraga". El País (in Spanish). 23 July 1982. Retrieved 15 January 2018.