José Luis Corcuera
Spanish politician (born 1944)
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José Luis Corcuera (born 1944) is a Spanish politician who served as interior minister of Spain from 1988 to 1993.
José Luis Corcuera | |
|---|---|
José Luis Corcuera (1993) | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 12 July 1988 – 23 November 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Preceded by | José Barrionuevo |
| Succeeded by | Antoni Asunción Hernández |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 81–82) |
Early life
Career
Corcuera headed the General Workers Union, a socialist trade union.[2][3] He was a member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies,[4] representing Biscay Province from 1982 to 1986 and Burgos Province from 1993 to 1994. He was appointed interior minister to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Felipe González in a reshuffle on 12 July 1988, replacing José Barrionuevo in the post.[1][5] He retained his post in a cabinet reshuffle of July 1993.[6] However, on 23 November 1993 he resigned from office due to the fact that the bill he developed, the Corcuera law, was declared unlawful.[7] Antoni Asunción replaced him as interior minister. Corcuera also resigned from his parliamentary seat.[4]
Controversy
In September 2001, Corcuera and José Barrionuevo were tried for the misuse of the public funds which occurred in 1993.[8][9] Both were found innocent of embezzlement charges in January 2002.[10]
In popular culture
In a detective novel entitled Sabotaje olímpico (Spanish: Olympic Sabotage) written by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán there are frequent references to Corcuera as the interior minister in a critical manner.[11]
