Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
Congress of Deputies | |
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In office 22 July 1977 – 31 August 1982 | |
Constituency | Madrid |
In office 28 July 1983 – 23 April 1986 | |
Constituency | Madrid |
Personal details | |
Born | Leopoldo Ramón Pedro Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo 14 April 1926 Madrid, Spain |
Died | 3 May 2008 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain | (aged 82)
Resting place | Ribadeo Cemetery, Galicia, Spain |
Political party | Union of the Democratic Centre (1977–1983) |
Spouse | María del Pilar Ibáñez-Martín Mellado |
Children | Leopoldo (b. 1957) Juan (b. 1958) María del Pilar (b. 1959) Pedro (b. 1960) Víctor María (b. 1961) José María (b. 1964) Andrés (b. 1965) Pablo (b. 1965) |
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Leopoldo Ramón Pedro Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo, 1st Marquess of Ría de Ribadeo (Spanish pronunciation: [leoˈpoldo ˈkalβosoˈteloj βusˈtelo]; 14 April 1926 – 3 May 2008), usually known as Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, was Prime Minister of Spain between 1981 and 1982.
Early life and career
Calvo-Sotelo was born into a prominent political family in
He was the president of Renfe (the Spanish national railroad network) between 1967 and 1968. Calvo-Sotelo was elected solicitor (Deputy) of Franco's Cortes, representing industrialists in the Union of Chemical Industries, in 1971.[2] A monarchist, Sotelo was one of the founders of an association of politicians, mostly of Rightists and Center Rightists, which disguised as the Fedisa publishing firm helped Spain's peaceful transition into democracy.[2]
Political career
Calvo-Sotelo was designated Minister of Commerce by
President of the Government of Spain
Suárez decided to keep him in the Cabinet, first from 1978 to 1980 as Minister for Relations of the European Economic Community, then as
Later years
In 2002, Calvo-Sotelo was raised into the
Calvo-Sotelo was also a member of the Club of Madrid[6] and of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering.
He died of
Personal life
He was married to María del Pilar Ibáñez-Martín y Mellado and had eight children:
- Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo e Ibáñez-Martín (born 4 September 1957), 2nd Marquess of Ría de Ribadeo, married to Cristina Egea y Gutiérrez-Cortines.
- Juan Calvo-Sotelo e Ibáñez-Martín (born 14 November 1958), married to Lucía Fernández y Cartuxo
- María del Pilar Calvo-Sotelo e Ibáñez-Martín (born 20 October 1959), married to Carlos Delclaux y Zulueta
- Pedro Calvo-Sotelo e Ibáñez-Martín (born 20 December 1960), married to María Alvarez-Cascos y Gómez de Arteche
- Víctor Calvo-Sotelo e Ibáñez-Martín (born 24 November 1961), unmarried and without issue
- José María Calvo-Sotelo e Ibáñez-Martín (born 2 May 1964), unmarried and without issue
- Andrés Calvo-Sotelo e Ibáñez-Martín (born 14 August 1965), twin with the below, unmarried and without issue
- Pablo Calvo-Sotelo e Ibáñez-Martín (born 14 August 1965), twin with the above, married to Elvira García-Bellido y Capdevilla
General references
- Mclean, Renwick (2006). "Spain Takes a Proud Look Back." International Herald Tribune. 24 February.
- Preston, Paul (1990). The Triumph of Democracy in Spain. London: Routledge.
- Rogers, Eamonn and Valerie Rogers, eds. (1999). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture. London: Routledge.
- Walker, Jane (2006). "The Day Freedom Was Put in Peril." The Irish Times. 23 February.
References
- ^ Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo, 1. marqués de Ría de Ribadeo GeneAll
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo: Post-Franco Prime Minister of Spain who survived an attempted coup and was determined to see the country join Nato". The Times. UK. 5 May 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
- ^ Maria Cristina Palomares (2002). The quest for survival after Franco: The moderate Francoists' slow journey to the polls (1964-1977) (PhD thesis). London School of Economics and Political Science. p. 296. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021.
- Ministerio de Justicia: 2291. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ X. M. P. (25 June 2002). "El Rey nombra a Calvo-Sotelo marqués de la Ría de Ribadeo con Grandeza de España". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo ex Presidente de España miembro club madrid". Club of Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Durán, Luis F.; Blasco, Pedro (3 May 2008). "Fallece a los 82 años el ex presidente del Gobierno Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo". El Mundo (in Spanish). Mundinteractivos, S.A. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
External links
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