José García Hernández | |
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First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior | |
In office 3 January 1974 – 12 December 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Carlos Arias Navarro |
Preceded by | Carlos Arias Navarro |
Succeeded by | Manuel Fraga |
Personal details | |
Born | Guadalajara | 19 March 1915
Died | 5 February 2000 Madrid | (aged 84)
Nationality | Spanish |
Political party | FET y de las JONS |
Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
José García Hernández (19 March 1915 – 5 February 2000) was a Spanish jurist and politician. He served as first deputy prime minister and interior minister of Francoist Spain from 1974 to 1975.
García was born in Guadalajara on 19 March 1915. [1] He graduated from Complutense University of Madrid receiving a degree in law. [1]
Following his graduation García joined the corps of state lawyers in 1941. [1] He worked at the treasury of Cuenca, Guadalajara, and then as a legal advisor at ministries of information and tourism and public works. [1] [2] He served as civil governor of various provinces, including Lugo and Las Palmas (1941–1956). [3] He was the board chairman of Butano company. [3] He was the director general of local administration between 1951 and 1957 at the Ministry of the Interior. He was a member of Parliament. [4]
On 3 January 1974 he was appointed both first deputy prime minister and interior minister to the cabinet formed by Prime Minister Carlos Arias Navarro. [3] He replaced Arias as interior minister. [3] García was in office until 12 December 1975 when Manuel Fraga replaced him in both posts in a cabinet reshuffle. [5] Until 1977 he worked as an attorney at the courts which he began in 1952. [1] Following the end of his cabinet tenure he was also appointed vice president and then president of the Banco Exterior de España of which he was named as a director in 1970. [6]
García died in Madrid on 5 February 2000. [1] He was the recipient of six Grand Crosses and Gold Medals from various Spanish provinces. [1]