Eduardo Carriles

Eduardo Carriles (1923–2020) was a Spanish lawyer, businessman and politician who served as the minister of finance between 1976 and 1977.

Eduardo Carriles
Minister of Finance
In office
7 July 1976 – 4 July 1977
Prime MinisterAdolfo Suárez
Personal details
Born28 November 1923
Santander, Spain
Died12 January 2020(2020-01-12) (aged 96)
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Spouse(s)
Carola Díaz de Bustamante
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(m. 1950)​
Children8

Biography

Carriles was born in Santander on 28 November 1923.[1] He was a lawyer by profession.[1] He served as the general secretary of a company, Aeronáutica Industrial and director of various companies.[1] Carriles was part of the reformist Tácito group, but he left the group with others to establish the Unión Democrática Española.[2] He was part of the Unión when he was appointed minister of finance to the cabinet led by Adolfo Suárez on 7 July 1976.[1] Like his predecessors Carriles could not manage to reduce economic crisis experienced in Spain in the period 1973–1977.[3] His term ended on 4 July 1977.[4]

Carriles married Carola Díaz de Bustamante in 1950, and they had eight children.[1] He was the recipient of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Carlos III.[4] He died on 12 January 2020.[4] The funeral was held in the Church of San Francisco de Borja, Madrid, on 6 February.[4]

References
  1. "Eduardo Carriles Galarraga". El Pais (in Spanish). 7 July 1976. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. Charles T. Powell (1990). "The "Tacito" group and the transition to democracy, 1973-1977". In Frances Lannon; Paul Preston (eds.). Élites and Power in Twentieth-Century Spain. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 265–266. ISBN 978-0198228806.
  3. Joseph Harrison; David Corkill (2016). Spain: A Modern European Economy. Taylor & Francis. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-317-05167-1.
  4. "Además fue Abogado del Estado y ministro de Hacienda en el Gobierno de Adolfo Suárez". Cope. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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