José Luis Corcuera
José Luis Corcuera | |
|---|---|
 José Luis Corcuera (1993) | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 12 July 1988 – 23 November 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Preceded by | José Barrionuevo |
| Succeeded by | Antoni Asunción Hernández |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
José Luis Corcuera (born 1944) is a Spanish politician who served as interior minister of Spain from 1988 to 1993.
Early life
Corcuera hails from a Basque family.[1] He was born in 1944[2] and was raised in Bilbao.[3] He left school at 14.[3]
Career
Corcuera was the leader of a trade union.[3][4] He was a member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies,[5] representing Biscay Province from 1982 to 1986 and Burgos Province from 1993 to 1994. He was appointed interior minister in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Felipe González in a reshuffle on 12 July 1988, replacing José Barrionuevo in the post.[1][2][6] He retained his post in a cabinet reshuffle of July 1993.[7] However, on 23 November 1993 he resigned from office due to the fact that the bill he developed, the Corcuera law, was declared unlawful.[8] He also resigned from his parliamentary seat.[5] Antoni Asunción Hernández replaced him in the post.[2]
Controversy
In September 2001, Corcuera and José Barrionuevo were tried for the misuse of the public funds.[9] Both were found innocent of embezzlement charges in January 2002.[10]
References
- ^ a b Robert P. Clark (1990). Negotiating with ETA: Obstacles to Peace in the Basque Country, 1975-1988. University of Nevada Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-87417-162-4.
- ^ a b c "Spanish ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ a b c Tom Burns (9 July 1988). "Cabinet Reshuffle in Madrid Gives Women 2 Posts". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 October 2013. – via Highbeam (subscription required)
- ^ Paul Delaney (19 July 1988). "Gonzalez Fights Unrest with Cabinet Shuffle". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ^ a b Phil Davison (6 May 1994). "Gonzalez stands firm as ministers resign". The Independent. Madrid. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Paddy Woodworth (2001). Dirty War, Clean Hands: ETA, the GAL and Spanish Democracy. Cork University Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-85918-276-5. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Phil Davison (14 July 1993). "Gonzalez brings independents into Spain's cabinet: The left wing is shut out of new government". The Independent. Madrid. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Víctor Pérez Díaz (1999). Spain at the Crossroads: Civil Society, Politics, and the Rule of Law. Harvard University Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-674-00052-0.
- ^ Giles Tremlett (20 September 2001). "Spanish ex-ministers on trial for hush fund scandal". The Guardian. Madrid. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Ciaran Giles (22 January 2002). "Court absolves former Socialist security ministers of embezzlement charges, finds five officials guilty". AP Worldstream. Retrieved 19 October 2013. – via Highbeam (subscription required)