José Utrera Molina (1926–2017) was a Spanish politician who served as assistant Secretary of Labor, Minister of Housing and Minister Secretary General of the Movement.
Career
Molina was born in Malaga, and completed his studies in the University of Granada.
Molina served during the
Spanish State of Franco as civil governor of several Spanish provinces.
During the final years of the
Francoist State
Francoist Spain ( es, España franquista), or the Francoist dictatorship (), was the period of Spanish history between 1939 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Spai ...
he was in charge of important political offices.
After the death of Franco and
Spain's transition to democracy, Molina was a controversial figure. He died at age 91 in 2017.
Honours
*Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of Charles III
The Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III, originally Royal and Much Distinguished Order of Charles III ( es, Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III, originally es, Real y Muy Distinguida Orden de Carlos III) was establ ...
.
*Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of Civil Merit
The Order of Civil Merit ( es, Orden del Mérito Civil) was established by King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1926. The order recognizes "the civic virtue of officers in the service of the Nation, as well as extraordinary service by Spanish and fore ...
.
*Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of Alfonso X the Wise
The Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise ( es, Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio) is a Spanish civil order established in 1939, recognising activities in the fields of education, science, culture, higher education and research.
The order was create ...
.
*Knight Grand Cross in the
Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows
The Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows ( es, Orden Imperial del Yugo y las Flechas) was a Spanish State order, state and Order (honour), military order. It was established in 1937 under the Francoist Spain, dictatorship of ''Caudillo'' Franc ...
.
*Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of Cisneros.
*Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Agricultural Merit.
*Grand Cross of the
Military Merit.
*Grand Cross of the
Naval Merit.
*Grand Cross of the
Aeronautical Merit.
*Nicaragua: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Cultural Independence Rubén Dario.
References
People from Málaga
1926 births
2017 deaths
University of Granada alumni
Housing ministers of Spain
FET y de las JONS politicians
Francoists
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