Carmen Alborch
Carmen Alborch | |
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Felipe González | |
| Preceded by | Jordi Solé Tura |
| Succeeded by | Esperanza Aguirre |
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| Born | Carmen Alborch Bataller 31 October 1947 Castelló de Rugat, Valencia, Spain |
| Died | 24 October 2018 (aged 70) Valencia, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Alma mater | University of Valencia |
Carmen Alborch Bataller (31 October 1947 – 24 October 2018) was a Spanish politician, writer, and
Biography and career
Alborch gained a doctorate in law with particular specialty in mercantile law. She directed the Valencia Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) between 1988 and 1993. She became politically active with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in 1992 and served as Minister of Culture from 1993 to 1996 in the last government of Felipe González. She was the recipient of the Gran Cruz de Carlos III and the Gran Cruz del Mérito Civil, and the Progressive Women's Award.[citation needed]
In 1996, Alborch was elected to the
In addition to numerous television appearances as a politician, Alborch also played minor roles in the Spanish television series El círculo a primera hora, El primer café, and Los desayunos de TVE.[3]
In May 2007, she stood as the PSOE candidate for Mayor of
Alborch died on 24 October 2018 from cancer, aged 70.[5]
References
- ^ a b Spain's Congress of Deputies - official website
- ^ Profile at Barcelona2004.org Archived 20 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Carmen Alborch at the Internet Movie Database". IMDb.
- ^ El País article on Valencia 2007 Mayoral election (in Spanish)
- ^ Muere la exministra Carmen Alborch a los 70 años (in Spanish)
External links
Media related to Carmen Alborch at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Spanish)
- Carmen Alborch at IMDb
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