Manuel Sánchez Ayuso (

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, 1941 –

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8 November 1982) was a Spanish economist and politician in the

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(PSOE) and Popular Socialist Party. After gaining a degree in Law from the

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, he gained a Doctorate in Economics from the University of Madrid. Dictionary of Valencian politicians 1810-2006 by Jose Piqueras
Subsequently, from 1970, he held the chair in Political Economy at the University of Bilbao and then, from 1972, at the

. He also worked as an economist for the

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.El Pais, 9 November 1982, accessed 2 June 2010
/ref> His earliest political involvement came with the PSP, in which he served on the national executive committee. In 1977 he stood in the first democratic elections since the death of the

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as a candidate for the

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, heading the PSP list in

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and was elected to Congress. From April 1978 to June 1979 he served as Minister for Health and Social Security in the regional government of the

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. The PSP merged with the PSOE in 1978 and at the 1979 General Election he retained his seat in Valencia Province. In the PSOE, he was regarded as the head of a sub-sector known as the Socialist Left."Los nacionalistas, marginados de la nueva ejecutiva del PSOE valenciano", El Pais, 2 February 1982, accessed 2 June 2010
/ref> For the 1982 General Election he was again placed third on the PSOE list and was elected but died 11 days after the election before he could be sworn in as deputy. His death was the result of heart problems.

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2002 Tribute from Valencian economic faculty
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez Ayuso, Manuel 1941 births 1982 deaths People from Murcia People's Socialist Party (Spain) politicians Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians Politicians from the Valencian Community Members of the constituent Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 1st Congress of Deputies (Spain) Autonomous University of Madrid alumni Academic staff of the University of Deusto Academic staff of the University of Valencia Spanish economists