Rafael Andrade Navarrete

Rafael Andrade Navarrete (February 25, 1856,

Ardales Ardales is a town and municipality in the Province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is approximately 62.5 kilometres from Málaga. On the hill above the town is the historic church and ...

– June 21, 1928) was a Spanish

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and

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. He was Minister of Public instruction and Fine Arts during the reign of

Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, A ...

. As a member of the Conservative Party, he began his political career as a deputy for

Teruel (province) Teruel (Catalan: ''Terol'' ) is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel. It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia (including its exclave Rincón de Ademuz), Cuenca, Guadalajara, and ...

in the elections of 1896, which he would retain in successive elections until 1920. In 1921 he was named as a senator. He was minister of Public Instruction between 25 October and 9 December 1915 and between 11 June and 3 November 1917 in individual governments presided over by

Eduardo Dato Eduardo Dato e Iradier (12 August 1856 – 8 March 1921) was a Spanish political leader during the Spanish Restoration period. He served three times as Spanish prime minister: from 27 October 1913 to 9 December 1915, from 11 June 1917 to 3 No ...

. For some time he was also President of the Council of State of Spain. 1856 births 1928 deaths People from the Province of Málaga Conservative Party (Spain) politicians Education ministers of Spain Members of the Congress of Deputies of the Spanish Restoration Members of the Senate of Spain Politicians from Andalusia {{Andalusia-politician-stub