Enrique de la Mata (September 20, 1933 – September 6, 1987) was a Spanish parliamentarian, lawyer and minister. He was the President of the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies from 1981 to 1987.
After the end of the
Francoist State
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with
Caudillo
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Franco
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Name
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* Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975
* Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître"
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's death in 1975 and the
Spanish transition to democracy, he was
Minister for Trade Union Relations from 5 July 1976 to 4 July 1977 in an interim government, officiating up until the first free elections, and in this role contributed to allowing the trade unions back into Spain.
He joined the
Union of the Democratic Centre and was elected to the
Spanish Congress of Deputies
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representing
Teruel Province
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at the
1979 General election but lost his seat in the subsequent election in 1982.
External links
Biography at Red CrossBiography at Spanish Congress site
Red Cross personnel
Government ministers of Spain
Presidents of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
1933 births
1987 deaths
Members of the 1st Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Union of the Democratic Centre (Spain) politicians
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