Joaquín Chapaprieta y Torregrosa (26 October 1871 – 15 October 1951) was a Spanish politician. He served as Prime Minister in 1935, during the Second Republic.

Biography

Born in

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, on 26 October 1871, son to a well-off family, his father being a ship operator. His grandfather on his father side was a Genoese who settled in the area in the mid 19th century (the original surname was Schiapeprietti). He finished his secondary education at the diocesan seminary of San Miguel in

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. He earned a licentiate degree in Law from the Central University in Madrid in 1893, later taking PhD courses at the

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. Introduced to politics as member of the '' moretista'' faction of the

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, he became a member of the

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in 1901. He became later a

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, representing the provinces of

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and

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. He served as Minister of Labour from 7 December 1922 to 3 September 1923. From 6 May 1935 he served as Minister of the Treasury, a position he continued to hold after 23 September when he was appointed

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, serving as an independent with support from the Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right (CEDA) and the Peasant's Party. His government collapsed after the CEDA vetoed a proposed increase in death duties from 1% to 3.5%. After stepping down on 14 December, he continued to serve as Minister of the Treasury until 30 December, when he resigned. He retired then from politics and focused on his law firm. He died in

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on 15 October 1951.

References

;Citations ;Bibliography * * 1871 births 1951 deaths People from Vega Baja del Segura Liberal Party (Spain, 1880) politicians Prime ministers of Spain Economy and finance ministers of Spain Government ministers during the Second Spanish Republic Members of the Congress of Deputies of the Spanish Restoration Members of the Congress of Deputies of the Second Spanish Republic Politicians from the Valencian Community Spanish people of Italian descent {{Spain-politician-stub People from Torrevieja