José María Mendiluce

José María Mendiluce Pereiro (14 April 1951 – 28 November 2015) was a Spanish writer[1] and politician. Born in Madrid, he attended Complutense University in his hometown.

José María Mendiluce
Pereiro in 2006
Born
José María Mendiluce Pereiro

(1951-04-14)14 April 1951
Madrid, Spain
Died28 November 2015(2015-11-28) (aged 64)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid
Occupation
  • Writer
  • politician
Years active1994–2015

Career

He was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1996 and the second prize of the Premio Planeta de Novela two years later. Mendiluce represented Spain as a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2004, but before worked in Yugoslavia as a representative of United Nations during the civil war.

Personal life

He came out as gay in 2003, and died in 2015.[2]

References
  1. "Books by José María Mendiluce". Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. Muere José María Mendiluce (in Spanish)


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