Alfonso Osorio García (13 December 1923 – 27 August 2018) was a Spanish politician. Born in Santander on 13 December 1923, Osorio studied law at the

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. He joined the State Lawyers Corps in 1953, serving in Cuenca and Toledo. He later joined the Legal Service of the

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. He was also a member of the Francoist Cortes and took several business administration positions. Osorio was named Minister of the Presidency and Second Vice President under

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and retained his position under

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, as was his very close aide during the hard times of the Transition. Osorio was appointed to the

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from 1977 to 1979. After leaving the Suárez government and the Union of the Democratic Centre, Osorio led the Progressive Democratic Party until his resignation in September 1979. He subsequently joined the

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and represented Madrid in the

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until 1986, and

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until 1989. Upon stepping down from the legislature, Osorio withdrew from the People's Alliance and quit politics. Osorio died on 27 August 2018, at the age of 94 in his hometown of Santander. Osorio was married to María Teresa Iturmendi Gómez-Nales, daughter of Antonio Iturmendi Bañales. They had three children.

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