León Herrera Esteban
León Herrera Esteban | |
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| Minister of Information and Tourism | |
| In office 19 October 1974 – 12 December 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Arias Navarro |
| Preceded by | Pío Cabanillas Gallas |
| Succeeded by | Adolfo Martín Gamero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 July 1922 Jaén |
| Died | 24 September 2003 (aged 81) Madrid |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | University of Granada |
León Herrera Esteban (4 July 1922 – 24 September 2003) was a Spanish military officer and politician. He served as the minister of information and tourism in the first cabinet of Carlos Arias Navarro in the period 1974–1975.
Early life and education
[edit]Herrera was born in Jaén on 4 July 1922.[1] Following the Civil War he joined the Taxdir cavalry regiment with which he fought on various fronts.[2] He graduated from the University of Granada in 1942 receiving a degree in law.[2]
Career
[edit]Herrera joined the Ministry of Air and then, the Ministry of Finance in 1946.[3] His political career began in 1962 when he was appointed director general in the Ministry of Information and Tourism which he held until 1969.[3]
In 1972 Herrera was appointed president of the European Conference of Posts and Telecommunications and was in office until 1974.[1] Next he was named the undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior.[2] He became the minister of information and tourism on 19 October 1974 following the resignation of Pío Cabanillas Gallas.[2][4] It was Herrera who announced the death of Francisco Franco on 20 November 1975.[1][5] Herrera's term as the minister of information and tourism ended on 12 December 1975 in a cabinet reshuffle, and he was replaced by Adolfo Martín Gamero in the post.[6]
Next Herrera was appointed government delegate to Telefónica company.[1] In 1983 he was named general legal advisor to the Ministry of Defense.[2] His other positions included the attorney to the Cortes for the province of Jaén, a member of the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and a member of the Madrid Bar Association.[3]
Personal life and death
[edit]Herrera died in Madrid on 24 September 2003.[2]
He was the recipient of the Grand Cross of Naval Merit and the Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos III.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "León Herrera Esteban, ex ministro de Información y Turismo". El Pais (in Spanish). EFE. 27 September 2003. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "León Herrera y Esteban" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "León Herrera y Esteban" (in Spanish). Jaén.es. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ Catherine O’Leary (2008). "'Irrpresentable en España': Fernando Arrabal and the Spanish Censors". Journal of Iberian and Latin American Research. 14 (2): 30. doi:10.1080/13260219.2008.11742712. S2CID 147932860.
- ^ Henry Giniger (20 November 1975). "Franco Is Dead in Madrid at 82". The New York Times. Madrid. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Michael Thompson (2012). "The Order of the Visible and the Sayable: Theatre Censorship in Twentieth-Century Spain". Hispanic Research Journal. 13 (2): 104. doi:10.1179/174582012X13257549228534. S2CID 143675498.
External links
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Media related to León Herrera Esteban at Wikimedia Commons
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