Gustavo Suárez Pertierra
Gustavo Suárez Pertierra (born 1949) is a Spanish jurist and politician. He served as Minister of Education and as Minister of Defence during the governments of Felipe González.
Gustavo Suárez Pertierra | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 1995–1996 | |
Minister of Education and Science | |
In office 1993–1995 | |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 1996–2000 | |
Constituency | Asturias |
Personal details | |
Born | Cudillero, Spain | 27 February 1949
Nationality | Spanish |
Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
Biography
Born on 27 February 1949 in Cudillero.[1][2] He earned a PhD in Law at the University of Valladolid.[3] He lectured in canon law at the University of Oviedo and the University of Valladolid, later holding the Chair of Canon Law at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).[3] He briefly served as President of the University Socialist Grouping (ASU) in the 1980s.[4]
He served as Undersecretary of Defence from 1984 to 1990 and as Secretary of State of Military Administration from 1990 to 1993.[5] He was appointed Minister of Education and Science in 1993.[3][6] In 1995, after a cabinet reshuffle, he changed portfolio and assumed the post of Minister of Defence on 3 July,[7] in replacement of Julián García Vargas.
He ran as candidate to deputy 2nd in the PSOE list in Asturias for the 1996 general election[8] and became a member of the 6th term of the Congress of Deputies (1996–2000).[9]
He presided over the Elcano Royal Institute from 2005 to 2012.[10]
In 2018, Suárez Pertierra was appointed President of the UNICEF's Spanish committee in replacement of Carmelo Angulo Barturen.[5]
References
- "Suárez Pertierra, nombrado asturiano universal por las casas de Asturias de Alcobendas y Alcalá de Henares". www.lne.es. La Nueva España. 6 March 2010.
- Peláez, Manuel J. (2009). "Juristas universales e internacionales, originarios de Málaga". Contribuciones a las Ciencias Sociales. ISSN 1988-7833.
- "Un catedrático de derecho canónico dirigirá Educación". ABC. 13 July 1993.
- Mateos, Abdón (2018-11-30). "La refundación de la Agrupación Socialista Universitaria (ASU) durante la transición, 1977-1986 = The Refoundation of the University Socialist Association during transition, 1977-1986". CIAN-Revista de Historia de las Universidades (in Spanish). 21 (2): 193–211. doi:10.20318/cian.2018.4474. ISSN 1988-8503.
- "El exministro Gustavo Suárez Pertierra, nuevo presidente de UNICEF Comité Español". Europa Press. 12 February 2018.
- Urquijo y Goitia, José Ramón de (2008). Gobiernos y ministros españoles en la edad contemporánea (in Spanish). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. ISBN 9788400087371.
- "Pertierra y Lerma prometieron sus cargos ante el Rey; Saavedra utilizó la fórmula del juramento". ABC. 4 July 1995.
- Juntas Electorales Provinciales: "Cantidaturas proclamadas para las elecciones al Congreso de los Diputados y al Senado, convocadas por Real Decreto 1/1996, de 8 de enero" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (32): 3979. 6 February 1996. ISSN 0212-033X.
- "VI Legislatura (1996-2000). Suárez Pertierra, Gustavo". Congress of Deputies.
- "El exministro asturiano Gustavo Suárez Pertierra, nuevo presidente de UNICEF Comité Español". www.elcomercio.es. El Comercio. 12 February 2018.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by |
Undersecretary of State of Defence 1984–1990 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by |
Secretary of State of Military Administration 1990–1993 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
Minister of Education and Science 1993–1995 |
Succeeded by Jerónimo Saavedra |
Preceded by Julián García Vargas |
Minister of Defence 1995–1996 |
Succeeded by Eduardo Serra Rexach |
Non-profit organization positions | ||
Preceded by Eduardo Serra Rexach |
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Elcano Royal Institute 2005–2012 |
Succeeded by Emilio Lamo de Espinosa Michels de Champourcin |