Carlos Robles Piquer (13 October 1925 – 8 February 2018)[1] was a Spanish diplomat and politician.
Political career
His political career started in 1962,[2] when he was named director general of information. Robles was then appointed director general of the popular culture and entertainment. He served as minister of education between 1975 and 1976, before assuming the office of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.[3] After a stint as Director General of RTVE, Robles was elected to the Congress of Deputies from Madrid. He left the national legislature in 1987, and became a member of the European Parliament for Spain until 1999.
Robles' marriage to Elisa Fraga Iribarne, the sister of Manuel Fraga Iribarne, produced a son, José María Robles Fraga, who is also a politician.
References
- ^ "Muere Robles Piquer, ministro de Educación del primer Gobierno de Transición". El País. 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Carlos Robles Piquer: "Media España estuvo con Franco y luego aceptó la democracia" Leer más: Carlos Robles Piquer: "Media España estuvo con Franco y luego aceptó la democracia"". La Razòn (in Spanish). 18 February 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Robles Piquer: una biografía muy ligada a Manuel Fraga". El País (in Spanish). 23 July 1982. Retrieved 15 January 2018.