José María de Areilza, Count of Motrico

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Real Academia Española
In office
10 December 1987 – 22 February 1998
Preceded byManuel Díez-Alegría
Succeeded byJosé Hierro[a]
Personal details
Born(1909-08-03)3 August 1909
Spanish
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

José María de Areilza y Martínez-Rodas, Count of Motrico (3 August 1909, in Portugalete, Vizcaya – 22 February 1998, in Madrid) was a Spanish politician, engineer and ambassador.

During the Spanish civil war he became Mayor of the city of

Coalición Democrática. In 1981 he became President of the Assembly of the Council of Europe and in 1997 he was elected member of the Spanish Royal Academy. He wrote over 3000 newspaper articles and 12 books. His wife died in 1991.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Hierro was elected for the position in 1999 but never took the seat

References

  1. Real Academia Española
    (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.