José Luis Meilán Gil
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José Luis Meilán Gil | |
|---|---|
 Meilán at INAP in 2013 | |
| Born | 6 July 1933 A Coruña, Spain |
| Died | 26 June 2018 (aged 84) |
| Citizenship | Spain |
| Occupations | Lawyer, professor and politician |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Universidad de Oviedo |
| Alma mater | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Administrative law |
| Institutions | Universidad de Madrid Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Universidade da Coruña |
José Luis Meilán Gil (6 July 1933 – 26 June 2018) was a Spanish lawyer, university professor and politician. He was a member of parliament, participated in the making of the Spanish constitution, and was rector of Universidade da Coruña.[1]
Born in A Coruña on 6 July 1933, Meilan attended the catholic school run by the Salesians of Don Bosco in his city, from which he graduated in 1951.[2] He then studied law at the universities of Santiago de Compostela, Zaragoza and Oviedo. He started teaching administrative law at Universidad de Madrid and at the school of civil servants at Alcala de Henares (the current INAP), before he earned his chair at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela in 1968.[3]
Political activity
On 16 November 1971 Meilán was elected to the Cortes Españolas, as a representative of the province of A Coruña, remaining in office until 30 June 1977.[4] He founded Partido Gallego Independiente, which joined Unión de Centro Democrático (UCD) for the 1977 Spanish general election, in which he was elected for the Spanish Congress of Deputies. After being re-elected on 1 March 1979, on 26 April he was appointed secretary of state for constitutional development.[5]
