Luis Martínez Noval (3 July 1948 – 30 March 2013) was a Spanish economist and politician who was a member of the

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and served from 1990 to 1993 as Spain's Minister of Labor.

Early life and career

Noval was born in Infiesto, capital of the Asturian council of

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. After graduating from Colegio de la Inmaculada of

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in 1965, he studied

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at the

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from which he graduated with a degree in Economic Sciences. He then served as a non-tenured professor of Economic Theory at his alma mater before deciding to devote himself exclusively to his work as a professional politician in the region. In 1981, he was elected as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) of

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of which he was a member since 1978. From 1988 to 2000 Noval was a

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of the same party and then became a member of its Federal Executive Commission. From October 1982 to November 2001 he served as the party's Deputy to the Cortes of Asturias. On 2 May 1990, Noval was appointed as Minister of Labor and Social Security of the Government of Spain by

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and served on this position until 14 July 1993. Following the expiration of his term, he became a Chairman of the Committee on Social Policy and Employment of the

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and from 1996 to 1999 was spokesman for the party. In 2001, the PSOE appointed him a member of the

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Death

On 29 March 2013, Noval fell on the street in

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during which he sustained a severe head wound. He was rushed to the where, following an unsuccessful operation, at the age of 64, he was pronounced dead the next morning.

References

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