Fernando Valdés Dal-Ré (22 April 1945 – 9 March 2023) was a Spanish jurist, labour inspector and professor of labour law. He was the Solicitor General of Spain from 1986 to 1990 and a magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Spain from 2012 to 2020.
Born in Valladolid on 22 April 1945, [1] Valdés completed a doctorate in law at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). He taught at the University of Salamanca (1977–1978) and the University of Valladolid (UVA; 1978–1991), then at UCM until his retirement. He was also an associate professor at the Paris Nanterre University (1986–2012) and Lumière University Lyon 2 (2005–2012) in France. He received an honorary doctorate from the UVA in 2015. [2]
Valdés was a labour inspector from 1968 to 1974, and a clerk at the Constitutional Court of Spain (TC) from 1983 to 1985, and the Solicitor General of Spain from 1986 to 1990. [2] He was a member of the first legislature of the Cortes of Castile and León, elected in 1983. [3]
In July 2012, on the initiative of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), [4] Valdés was elected as a magistrate of the TC by the Congress of Deputies. [5]
Valdés was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife of 53 years in their Majadahonda home; she denied the allegations. [6] The case was investigated by the Supreme Court of Spain. [6] On 14 October 2020, while maintaining his innocence, Valdés resigned in order to protect the reputation of the Constitutional Court and to prepare for any upcoming trial; the jurisdiction of the case was transferred back to the local court. [7] Prosecutors requested a ten-month prison sentence for Valdés in March 2021. [8] The case was dropped in July 2022, as he was deemed unfit to testify due to his dementia. [9]
Valdés died on 9 March 2023, at the age of 77. [4]
Fernando Valdés Dal-Ré (22 April 1945 – 9 March 2023) was a Spanish jurist, labour inspector and professor of labour law. He was the Solicitor General of Spain from 1986 to 1990 and a magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Spain from 2012 to 2020.
Born in Valladolid on 22 April 1945, [1] Valdés completed a doctorate in law at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). He taught at the University of Salamanca (1977–1978) and the University of Valladolid (UVA; 1978–1991), then at UCM until his retirement. He was also an associate professor at the Paris Nanterre University (1986–2012) and Lumière University Lyon 2 (2005–2012) in France. He received an honorary doctorate from the UVA in 2015. [2]
Valdés was a labour inspector from 1968 to 1974, and a clerk at the Constitutional Court of Spain (TC) from 1983 to 1985, and the Solicitor General of Spain from 1986 to 1990. [2] He was a member of the first legislature of the Cortes of Castile and León, elected in 1983. [3]
In July 2012, on the initiative of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), [4] Valdés was elected as a magistrate of the TC by the Congress of Deputies. [5]
Valdés was arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife of 53 years in their Majadahonda home; she denied the allegations. [6] The case was investigated by the Supreme Court of Spain. [6] On 14 October 2020, while maintaining his innocence, Valdés resigned in order to protect the reputation of the Constitutional Court and to prepare for any upcoming trial; the jurisdiction of the case was transferred back to the local court. [7] Prosecutors requested a ten-month prison sentence for Valdés in March 2021. [8] The case was dropped in July 2022, as he was deemed unfit to testify due to his dementia. [9]
Valdés died on 9 March 2023, at the age of 77. [4]