Fernando Herrero Tejedor | |
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| Born | 30 September 1920
Castellón de la Plana, Spain |
| Died | 12 June 1975 (aged 54)
Adanero, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Jurist |
| Political party | FET y de las JONS |
Fernando Herrero Tejedor (1920–1975) was a Spanish jurist and politician who was a member of the FET y de las JONS (FET), the ruling party of the Francoist Spain. He served as the minister-secretaries general of the movement between March and June 1975. He died in a car accident while serving in the post.
Early life and education
Herrero was born in Castellón de la Plana on 30 September 1920. [1] His father was a military officer. Herrero joined the Spanish civil war, and after the war he became a member of the FET. [1] He had a law degree in Valencia. [1]
Career
Following graduation, Herrero began to work as the prosecutor of the provincial court in Castellón. [1] He served in the civil government and the provincial headquarters of the FET in Castellón in 1955 and in Logroño in 1956. [1] His another post was the civil governor of Segovia. [2] He was made a member of the FET's national delegation of provinces in 1957. [1] In 1961 he was appointed deputy secretary general of the FET, and on 30 September 1965 he was named the prosecutor of the Supreme Court. [1] During this period he was also a member of the Parliament. [3] On 5 March 1975 he was appointed secretary general of the movement to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Arias Navarro replacing Utrera Molina in the post.
Personal life and death
One of his children was Fernando Herrero-Tejedor Algar (1949–2014) who was also a jurist. [4] [5] His another son, Luis Herrero, is a journalist and a former Member of the European Parliament for Spain. [4]
On 12 June 1975 Herrero died in a traffic accident near Adanero near Ávila. [5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Fernando Herrero Tejedor" (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.
- ^ Xosé Hermida (20 November 2015). "El mito fundacional" [The founding myth]. El Pais (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Jessica Davidson (August 2011). "Women, Fascism and Work in Francoist Spain: The Law for Political, Professional and Labour Rights". Gender & History. 23 (2): 407. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0424.2011.01645.x. S2CID 143853186.
- ^ a b "Muere de enfermedad el fiscal del Estado Fernando Herrero-Tejedor" [State Prosecutor Fernando Herrero-Tejedor dies of illness]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Castellón. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b Victor Mut (23 March 2014). "El emotivo homenaje de Adolfo Suárez a Herrero Tejedor en Castellón" [Adolfo Suárez's emotional tribute to Herrero Tejedor in Castellón]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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