Pío Cabanillas Gallas

Pío Cabanillas Gallas (13 November 1923 – 10 October 1991) was a Spanish jurist and politician, who held different cabinet posts and served as a deputy in the European Parliament.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabanillas and the second or maternal family name is Gallas.
Pío Cabanillas Gallas
Pío Cabanillas in 1977
Minister of Information and Tourism
In office
4 January 1974 – October 1975
Prime MinisterArias Navarro
Preceded byFernando de Liñán
Minister of Justice
In office
31 August 1981 – 3 December 1982
Succeeded byFernando Ledesma Bartret
Personal details
Born13 November 1923
Pontevedra
Died10 October 1991(1991-10-10) (aged 67)
Madrid
NationalitySpanish
Political partyPeople's Party
ChildrenPío Cabanillas Alonso

Early life and education

Cabanillas was born 13 November 1923 in Pontevedra.[1][2] His uncle Roman C. was a poet.[2] He held a law degree.[3]

Career

Cabanillas was a member of the Council of the Realm, which was the highest advisory body in the Francoist Spain.[3] He was the Minister of Information and Tourism in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Arias Navarro which was formed on 4 January 1974 under Francisco Franco.[4][5] Cabanillas replaced Fernando de Liñán in the post.[4] Cabanillas was removed from office in October 1975 on the orders of Franco due to "being too liberal in lifting press censorship."[4][5]

Cabanillas was appointed justice minister on 31 August 1981, replacing Francisco Fernández Ordóñez in the post.[6] His term ended on when Fernando Ledesma Bartret was appointed justice minister on 3 December 1982.[6] In 1986, Cabanillas became a member of the European Parliament for the People's Party and served at the parliament until 1991.[1]

Views and activities

Cabanillas was close to Manuel Fraga e Iribarne, former minister.[4] Cabanillas was instrumental both in drafting the 1966 press law which dissolved the press censorship in Spain and in the transition period of Spain from dictatorship to democracy in the 1970s.[3] Although he was described as a reformist during the late Francoism, he was viewed as a conservative in his later years while serving at the European Parliament.[7]

Death

Cabanillas died of a heart attack in Madrid on 10 October 1991.[1][3]

References
  1. "Pio Cabanillas". The European Parliament. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. "Pio Cabanillas Gallas". Munzinger (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. "Pio Cabanillas Gallas, Politician, 67". The New York Times. Madrid. AP. 12 October 1991. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. Sima Lieberman (1995). Growth and Crisis in the Spanish Economy, 1940-93. New York: Routledge. Retrieved 10 September 2013. – via Questia (subscription required)
  5. Paul H. Lewis (2002). Latin Fascist Elites: The Mussolini, Franco, and Salazar Regimes. Westport, CT: Praeger. Retrieved 10 September 2013.  – via Questia (subscription required)
  6. "Spanish ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  7. "Pio Cabanillas Gallas; Spaniard Was Member of European Parliament". Los Angeles Times. 14 October 1991. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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