Juan Hormaechea

Juan Hormaechea Cazón (5 June 1939 – 1 December 2020) was a Spanish politician who served as President of Cantabria between 1987 and 1990, and again from 1991 to 1995. He was also Mayor of Santander between 1977 and 1987.[1] Hormaechea founded the Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA) political party in 1991 after a split from the larger People's Party of Cantabria (PP). The UPCA dissolved in 2003.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hormaechea and the second or maternal family name is Cazón.
Juan Hormaechea
3rd and 5th
President of Cantabria
In office
24 June 1987 – 5 December 1990
Preceded byÁngel Díaz de Entresotos
Succeeded byJaime Blanco García
In office
2 July 1991 – 13 July 1995
Preceded byJaime Blanco García
Succeeded byJosé Joaquín Martínez Sieso
Mayor of Santander
In office
15 June 1977 – 24 June 1987
Preceded byAlfonso Fuente Alonso
Succeeded byManuel Huerta Castillo
Personal details
Born
Juan Hormaechea Cazón

(1939-06-05)5 June 1939
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Died1 December 2020 (aged 81)
Santander
Political partyUCD
Independent (linked to AP)
UPCA

On 24 October 1994 the High Court of Justice of Cantabria condemned him to 6 years and one day in prison and 14 years of disqualification for a crime of embezzlement and another of prevarication. He never entered jail because he was pardoned by Prime Minister Felipe González in 1995.[2][3]

References
  1. "Hormaechea, the first president brought to court". El País (in Spanish). 2011-07-15.
  2. "Hormaechea, condenado a seis años de prisión". El País (in Spanish). 1994-10-25.
  3. "Hormaechea se libra de la cárcel gracias a un indulto del Consejo de Ministros". El País (in Spanish). 1995-10-17.
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