Francisco Fernández Ordóñez
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Francisco Fernández Ordóñez (1930-1992) was a Spanish
politician who became Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE) government of Felipe González
from 1985 until shortly before his death from a terminal illness in 1992. He studied Law in Madrid
and at Harvard University
in the United States
before joining the Ministry of Economy in 1959, becoming their assistant secretary in 1973 and President of the National Institute of Industry in 1974, but resigned the same year for political reasons. He then founded the tiny Social Democratic Party. In 1977, his party joined the larger Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), led by Adolfo Suárez
, serving under him as the Finance Minister from 1977 until 1980, and then as the Minister of Justice, in which position he legalized divorce
.
In 1982 he resigned his post, and from the UCD, in protest over a case of police torture
, creating the small, new Party of Democratic Action (PAD). He then joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), becoming one of its deputies in the Cortes Generales
when it won the general election of 28 October 1982
. He was made President of the Banco Exterior de España until 1986 and was made later Minister of Foreign Affairs. In the Congress he sat as a deputy for Madrid
from 1977-1979 and from 1982 onwards and represented Zaragoza
between 1979 and 1982.
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Spain
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politician who became Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE) government of Felipe González
Felipe González
Felipe González Márquez is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997. To date, he remains the longest-serving Prime Minister of Spain, after having served four successive mandates from 1982 to 1996.-Early life:Felipe was...
from 1985 until shortly before his death from a terminal illness in 1992. He studied Law in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
and at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in the United States
United States
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before joining the Ministry of Economy in 1959, becoming their assistant secretary in 1973 and President of the National Institute of Industry in 1974, but resigned the same year for political reasons. He then founded the tiny Social Democratic Party. In 1977, his party joined the larger Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), led by Adolfo Suárez
Adolfo Suárez
Adolfo Suárez y González, 1st Duke of Suárez, Grandee of Spain, KOGF is a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, and the key figure in the country's transition to democracy.-Parents:He is a son of...
, serving under him as the Finance Minister from 1977 until 1980, and then as the Minister of Justice, in which position he legalized divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
.
In 1982 he resigned his post, and from the UCD, in protest over a case of police torture
Torture
Torture is the act of inflicting severe pain as a means of punishment, revenge, forcing information or a confession, or simply as an act of cruelty. Throughout history, torture has often been used as a method of political re-education, interrogation, punishment, and coercion...
, creating the small, new Party of Democratic Action (PAD). He then joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), becoming one of its deputies in the Cortes Generales
Cortes Generales
The Cortes Generales is the legislature of Spain. It is a bicameral parliament, composed of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate . The Cortes has power to enact any law and to amend the constitution...
when it won the general election of 28 October 1982
Spanish general election, 1982
General elections were held in Spain on 28 October 1982.PSOE and PSC presented two different lists of candidates: with the PSOE contesting most of Spain and the PSC only standing in Catalonia...
. He was made President of the Banco Exterior de España until 1986 and was made later Minister of Foreign Affairs. In the Congress he sat as a deputy for Madrid
Madrid (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Madrid is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It has the largest electorate of all the 52 districts. Madrid is the largest city...
from 1977-1979 and from 1982 onwards and represented Zaragoza
Zaragoza (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Zaragoza is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is one of the three electoral districts which correspond to the provinces of Aragon...
between 1979 and 1982.
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