José Pedro Pérez-Llorca (30 November 1940 – 6 March 2019) was a Spanish lawyer who served as the

minister of foreign affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between co ...

from 1980 to 1982. He was also one of the

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and played a key role in the country's transition to democracy.

Early life and education

Pérez-Llorca was born in

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on 30 November 1940. He graduated from the

Universidad Complutense The Complutense University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, links=no, ''Universidad de Madrid'', ''Universidad Central de Madrid''; la, Universitas Complutensis Matritensis, links=no) is a public research university loca ...

, Madrid, with a law degree.

Career

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Pérez-Llorca was a lawyer by profession and worked in the ministry of foreign affairs. He played a significant role in the creation of Spain's 1978 constitution, of which he was one of seven authors. He also worked as a professor of constitutional law at his alma mater, Universidad Complutense. Pérez-Llorca became a member of the Union of the Democratic Centre. He served in the

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from 1977 to 1982, representing the

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. In 1979 he was appointed minister for the presidency and minister of territorial administration in the cabinet led by

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Adolfo Suárez Adolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez (; 25 September 1932 – 23 March 2014) was a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister since the Second Spanish Republic and a key figure in th ...

. In September 1980, Pérez-Llorca was appointed minister of foreign affairs, replacing Marcelino Oreja in the post. The cabinet was headed by Prime Minister Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo. Pérez-Llorca's term as minister ended in 1982. Pérez-Llorca had several positions on the boards of different firms. He co-founded the Pérez-Llorca law firm in 1983 serving as its chairman from then until at least 2005. He was the chairman of Urquijo Leasing and AEG Ibérica and a member of the Board of Telefónica and of the Madrid Stock Exchange Council.

Death and funeral

Pérez-Llorca died on 6 March 2019. His funeral at the cathedral of

San Jerónimo el Real Saint Jerome the Royal (in Spanish ''San Jerónimo el Real'') is a Roman Catholic church from the early 16th-century in central Madrid ( Spain). The church, which has undergone numerous remodelings and restorations over the centuries is the rem ...

in Madrid was attended by King Felipe and Queen Letizia leading politicians, including

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, Ana Pastor,

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, and Ana Botella.

Other activities

Pérez-Llorca was also a board member of directors of the

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. He had also membership at the non-profit organizations, including FAES Foundation and Museo Nacional del Prado.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez Llorca, Jose Pedro 20th-century Spanish businesspeople 20th-century Spanish lawyers 21st-century Spanish businesspeople 1940 births 2019 deaths Complutense University of Madrid alumni Complutense University of Madrid faculty Foreign ministers of Spain Members of the constituent Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 1st Congress of Deputies (Spain) Politicians from Cádiz Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) politicians