Víctor Morlán Gracia

Víctor Morlán Gracia (born 9 May 1947) is a Spanish politician. He served as Secretary of State for Planning and Institutional Relations from 2008 to 2009 and as Secretary of State for Planning and Infrastructure from 2004 to 2008 and from 2009 to 2011 in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Morlán graduated in law, and joined the civil service in 1986.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Morlán and the second or maternal family name is Gracia.
Víctor Morlán
Secretary of State for Planning and Infrastructure
In office
18 April 2009 – 24 December 2011
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byJosefina Cruz Villalón
Succeeded byRafael Catalá
In office
20 April 2004 – 15 April 2008
Preceded byBenigno Blanco Rodríguez
Succeeded byJosefina Cruz Villalón
Secretary of State for Planning and Institutional Relations
In office
15 April 2004 – 18 April 2009
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the Congress of Deputies
for Huesca
In office
15 July 1986 – 22 April 2008
MonarchJuan Carlos I
Succeeded byMaría Teresa Villagrasa Pérez
Personal details
Born (1947-05-09) 9 May 1947
Huesca, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Political partySpanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Childrentwo

He has been a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since 1978, and was elected to the Congress of Deputies in 1986 for the province of Huesca (Aragon). He was named Secretary of State for Planning and Infrastructure, the number two position in the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, in 2004. The post was renamed Secretary of State for Planning and Institutional Relations after the 2008 elections. Morlán resigned his seat in the Congress of Deputies after his reappointment as Secretary of State so as to dedicate himself to his position in government: he was replaced by María Teresa Villagrasa Pérez, who had been number three on the PSOE list for Huesca in the 2008 elections.[1]

References
  1. Teresa Villagrasa sustituirá a Víctor Morlán tras la renuncia de éste a su acta de diputado, Partido Socialista Provincial de Huesca, 21 April 2008, retrieved 24 June 2010. (in Spanish)
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