Miguel Maura | |
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Minister of Interior | |
In office April 1931 – 14 October 1931 | |
Prime Minister | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 December 1887 Madrid, Spain |
Died | 3 July 1971 Zaragoza, Spain | (aged 83)
Political party | Conservative Republican Party |
Parent | Antonio Maura (father) |
Miguel Maura Gamazo (13 December 1887 – 3 July 1971) was a Spanish politician who served as the minister of interior in 1931 being the first politician to hold the post in the Second Spanish Republic. [1] He was the founder of the Conservative Republican Party. [2]
Miguel Maura was born in Madrid on 13 December 1887. [3] His father was Antonio Maura who was among the Prime Ministers of Spain. [1] [4] His elder brother, Gabriel, also was a politician. [1]
Miguel Maura received a degree in law. [3]
Following his graduation Maura worked at the city council in Madrid. [3] Then he was elected as a member of the parliament in 1916 and 1919 representing the province of Alicante. [3] In April 1931 he was made a member of the Republican Revolutionary Committee and also, was appointed minister of interior in the provisional government. [1] [5] Maura and the Prime Minister Niceto Alcalá-Zamora resigned from the office on 14 October that year. [6]
In 1932, he founded a conservative political party, the Conservative Republican Party. [2]
Maura left Spain after the civil war and went into exile in Paris. [7] While in exile he met José Antonio de Sangróniz who was serving as the representative of the Spanish ruler, Francisco Franco, to form a transitional government of national unity in 1944. [8] However, his initiative was not fruitful. [8]
He died in Zaragoza on 3 June 1971. [3]
Miguel Maura | |
---|---|
Minister of Interior | |
In office April 1931 – 14 October 1931 | |
Prime Minister | Niceto Alcalá-Zamora |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 December 1887 Madrid, Spain |
Died | 3 July 1971 Zaragoza, Spain | (aged 83)
Political party | Conservative Republican Party |
Parent | Antonio Maura (father) |
Miguel Maura Gamazo (13 December 1887 – 3 July 1971) was a Spanish politician who served as the minister of interior in 1931 being the first politician to hold the post in the Second Spanish Republic. [1] He was the founder of the Conservative Republican Party. [2]
Miguel Maura was born in Madrid on 13 December 1887. [3] His father was Antonio Maura who was among the Prime Ministers of Spain. [1] [4] His elder brother, Gabriel, also was a politician. [1]
Miguel Maura received a degree in law. [3]
Following his graduation Maura worked at the city council in Madrid. [3] Then he was elected as a member of the parliament in 1916 and 1919 representing the province of Alicante. [3] In April 1931 he was made a member of the Republican Revolutionary Committee and also, was appointed minister of interior in the provisional government. [1] [5] Maura and the Prime Minister Niceto Alcalá-Zamora resigned from the office on 14 October that year. [6]
In 1932, he founded a conservative political party, the Conservative Republican Party. [2]
Maura left Spain after the civil war and went into exile in Paris. [7] While in exile he met José Antonio de Sangróniz who was serving as the representative of the Spanish ruler, Francisco Franco, to form a transitional government of national unity in 1944. [8] However, his initiative was not fruitful. [8]
He died in Zaragoza on 3 June 1971. [3]