Carlos Robles Piquer
Carlos Robles Piquer | |
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Minister of Education and Science | |
In office 12 December 1975 – 5 July 1976 | |
Preceded by | Cruz Martínez Esteruelas |
Succeeded by | Aurelio Menéndez |
Director general of popular culture and entertainment | |
In office December 1967 – November 1969 | |
Succeeded by | Enrique Thomas de Carranza |
Director general of information | |
In office July 1962 – December 1967 | |
Preceded by | Vicente Rodríguez Casado |
Personal details | |
Born | Madrid | 13 October 1925
Died | 8 February 2018 Madrid | (aged 92)
Political party | People'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
- ^ "Muere Robles Piquer, ministro de Educación del primer Gobierno de Transición". El País. 9 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Robles Piquer: una biografía muy ligada a Manuel Fraga". El País (in Spanish). 23 July 1982. Retrieved 15 January 2018.