Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
Leopoldo Ramón Pedro Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo, 1st Marquis of the Ría of Ribadeo, Grandee of Spain (Spanish pronunciation: [leoˈpoldo ˈkalβosoˈtelo i βusˈtelo]; 14 April 1926 – 3 May 2008) was a Spanish politician. He was the prime minister during the end of Francisco Franco's dictatorship in Spain.
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo The Marquis of the Ría of Ribadeo | |
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| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 25 February 1981 – 1 December 1982 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Deputy | Rodolfo Martín Villa Juan Antonio García Díez |
| Preceded by | Adolfo Suárez |
| Succeeded by | Felipe González |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 9 September 1980 – 25 February 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Adolfo Suárez |
| Preceded by | Fernando Abril Martorell |
| Succeeded by | Juan Antonio García Díez |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 4 July 1976 – April 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Adolfo Suárez |
| Preceded by | Antonio Valdés González-Roldán |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Pérez de Bricio Olarriaga (acting) |
| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 13 December 1975 – 6 July 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Carlos Arias Navarro |
| Preceded by | José Luis Cerón Ayuso |
| Succeeded by | José Lladó Fernández-Urrutia |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid | |
| In office 28 July 1983 – 23 April 1986 | |
| In office 15 June 1977 – 31 August 1982 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Spain | |
| In office 1 January 1986 – 10 June 1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leopoldo Ramón Pedro Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo 14 April 1926 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 3 May 2008 (aged 82) Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain |
| Resting place | Ribadeo Cemetery, Galicia, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party | UCD |
| Spouse(s) | 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) |
He died of cardiac arrest at his home in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, aged 82.[1]
References
- ↑ "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. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3872364.ece. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
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