Rafael Calvo Ortega

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calvo and the second or maternal family name is Ortega.

Rafael Calvo Ortega
Minister of Labour
In office
25 February 1978 – 3 May 1980
Prime MinisterAdolfo Suárez
Preceded byManuel Jiménez de Parga
Succeeded bySalvador Sánchez-Terán
Personal details
BornRafael Calvo Ortega
(1933-08-26)26 August 1933
El Espinar, Segovia, Spain
Died27 October 2025(2025-10-27) (aged 92)
PartyCDS
Other political
affiliations		UCD (1978–82)
Alma materUniversity of Salamanca
University of Bologna

Rafael Calvo Ortega (26 August 1933 – 27 October 2025) was a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Labour from February 1978 to May 1980. He was also secretary-general of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) in 1981 and president of the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) between 1991 and 1998.[1]

He was constituent senator between 1977 and 1979 and member of the Congress of Deputies between 1979 and 1982.[2]

Under his ministry, the Workers' Statute [es], the basic Spanish labour legislation was approved.[2]

In 2008 he received the Txemi Cantera International Social Economy Prize from ASLE, which recognises "those people and organizations that have stood out for their support to the Social Economy".

Calvo Ortega died on 27 October 2025, at the age of 92.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Rafael Calvo Ortega". Real Academia Española de Jurisprudencia y Legislación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Sánchez Hidalgo, Emilio (29 October 2025). "Muere Rafael Calvo Ortega, ministro de Trabajo cuando se aprobó el Estatuto de los Trabajadores". El País.
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