José Maldonado González

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

José Maldonado González (12 November 1900, in Tineo, Asturias – 11 February 1985, in Oviedo)^[1] was the last president of the Spanish Republican government in Exile. Elected in the 1936 Spanish general election as a deputy for Oviedo province, he was a member of the Republican Left party, which formed part of the Popular Front. In 1938, several months before the end of the Spanish Civil War and the fall of the Second Spanish Republic, Maldonado fled to France.

Already in exile, Maldonado held positions in many parts of the national Republican government, such as Minister of Justice (1949–1951) and Minister of Justice and Information (1962–1971).

At a more practical level, Maldonado lived in Paris and held a variety of teaching jobs. He was also active as a Freemason.

In 1970 he succeeded Luis Jiménez de Asúa as President of the Republic in exile. In 1977 he recognized the elections in Spain and agreed on the Republic in exile ceasing international relations and disband, as agreed with president José López Portillo of Mexico. He died on 11 February, 1985 at the age of 84.

References

1. "JOSE MALDONADO. Ultimo Presidente de la Republica Española".

Offices and titles

Political offices
Preceded by Manuel García Fernández-Argüelles	Mayor of Tineo May 1931 – October 1933	Succeeded by Rafael Llanes Argüelles
Preceded by Luis Jiménez de Asúa	President of the Spanish Republic in exile 16 November 1970 – 21 June 1977	Position abolished