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Gregorio Peces-Barba

Spanish politician and jurist

Gregorio Peces-Barba Martínez (13 January 1938 – 24 July 2012) was a Spanish politician and jurist. He was one of the seven jurists who wrote the Spanish Constitution of 1978, acting as a representative of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Gregorio Peces-Barba (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 13, 1938, died Jul 24, 2012.¹

About

Peces-Barba was born in Madrid. He studied Law in Madrid and Strasbourg, writing his thesis about Jacques Maritain. He was a member of the Socialist Party since 1972 and was chosen as congressman for the province of Valladolid in 1977 in the first democratic elections in Spain in forty years. He was one of the seven jurists who wrote the constitution approved in referendum in 1978, and so he is considered a father of the constitution. In 1982 he was elected president of the congress of deputies and held that chair until 1986 when he decided not to rerun. He helped to create the Charles III University of Madrid and from 1989 until 2007 he was rector of that university.

He was chosen by president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to be High Commissioner for the help of the victims of terrorism in 2004. He was strongly criticised by the Asociación de Víctimas del Terrorismo and decided to resign in 2006. No successor was chosen.

He died on 24 July 2012, aged 74, in Oviedo, Spain.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gregorio Peces-Barba, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Universidad Carlos III de MadridFounder¹⁹

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Strasbourg³
Date not recordedComplutense University of Madrid³

Career

Occupation: university teacher, jurist, lawyer, politician.¹¹

1982 to 1986President of the Congress of Deputies⁶
1982 to 1986Member of the Congress of Deputies^{6 10}
1979 to 1982Member of the Congress of Deputies^{6 9}
1978 to 1983Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe^{6 8}
1977 to 1979Member of the Congress of Deputies^{6 7}
Date not recordedWorked at Complutense University of Madrid⁴
Date not recordedFounded Universidad Carlos III de Madrid⁵

Personal life

BornJan 13, 1938, Madrid^{12 13}
DiedJul 24, 2012, Oviedo¹⁴
CitizenshipSpain¹⁵

Awards

2012honorary doctorate of the University of Cadiz¹⁶
2010Gold Medal of Work Merit¹⁶
2008honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse-II^{16 18}
2003Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit¹⁶
1999Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration¹⁶
1996honorary doctorate of the University of Vigo^{16 17}
1994Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III¹⁶
1986Grand Cross of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort¹⁶
1986Grand Cross of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort¹⁶
1978Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic¹⁶
Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour¹⁶
Date not recordedhonorary doctorate of the University of Caen (France)¹⁶

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WikidataGregorio Peces-Barba: Founded Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, on Wikidata
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WikidataGregorio Peces-Barba: Member of the Congress of Deputies, on Wikidata
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WikidataMember of the Congress of Deputies, as reported
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WikidataRepresentative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, as reported
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WikidataMember of the Congress of Deputies, as reported
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WikidataMember of the Congress of Deputies, as reported
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WikidataGregorio Peces-Barba: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGregorio Peces-Barba: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataGregorio Peces-Barba: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataGregorio Peces-Barba: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsGregorio Peces-Barba photo by Rastrojo ( D • ES ), CC BY-SA 4.0