The Count of Motrico | |
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 de Areilza in 1976 | |
| President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | |
| In office 1981–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Hans de Koster |
| Succeeded by | Karl Ahrens |
| Deputy of the General Courts For Madrid | |
| In office 1979–1982 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 11 December 1975 – 7 July 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Cortina Mauri |
| Succeeded by | Marcelino Oreja |
| Ambassador of Spain in France | |
| In office 1960–1964 | |
| Preceded by | José Rojas Moreno |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Miranda y Quartín |
| Ambassador of Spain in the United States | |
| In office 1954–1960 | |
| Preceded by | José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza |
| Succeeded by | Mariano de Yturralde y Orbegoso |
| Ambassador of Spain in the Argentine Republic | |
| In office 1947–1950 | |
| Preceded by | José Muñoz de Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Aznar Zubigaray |
| Major of Bilbao | |
| In office June 1937 – February 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Ercoera |
| Succeeded by | José María González de Careaga y Urquijo |
| Seat G of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 10 December 1987 – 22 February 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Díez-Alegría |
| Succeeded by | José Hierro[a] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1909 Portugalete, Spain |
| Died | 22 February 1998 (aged 88) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
José María de Areilza y Martínez-Rodas, Count of Motrico (3 August 1909, in Portugalete, Vizcaya – 22 February 1998, in Madrid) was a Spanish politician, engineer and ambassador.
During the Spanish civil war he became Mayor of the city of Bilbao in 1938. Between 1947 and 1964 he served as Spanish Ambassador to Buenos Aires, Washington DC and Paris. In 1964 he resigned from his office and was asked by the King in exile to lead the monarchist opposition to general Franco, as Secretary General of his Private Council. Between 1975 and 1976 he was the first Foreign Affairs Minister of the new King Juan Carlos I. In 1976, along with Pío Cabanillas he founded the short-lived People's Party, which later became part of the UCD, although he left after disagreements with Adolfo Suárez. In 1979 he was elected to the Congress of Deputies for Madrid district for the Coalición Democrática. In 1981 he became President of the Assembly of the Council of Europe and in 1997 he was elected member of the Spanish Royal Academy. He wrote over 3000 newspaper articles and 12 books. His wife died in 1991.[1]
Notes
- ^ Hierro was elected for the position in 1999 but never took the seat
References
- ^ "José María de Areilza - letra G". Real Academia Española (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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