leopoldo calvo sotelo

colspan="2" bgcolor=#FFF8DC align="center" \| Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo President of the Government of Spain
Tenure	February 25, 1981 - December 2, 1982
Preceded by	Adolfo Surez
Succeeded by	Felipe Gonzalez
Date of birth	April 14, 1926
Place of birth	Madrid
Party	Union del Centro Democratico (UCD)

Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo y Bustelo (Madrid, 1926 - ) was a Spanish political figure during Spain's period of transition after the end of Francisco Franco's regime. He was president of RENFE (Spanish national company of railroads) in 1967-68 and was solicitor in the Cortes in representation of the industralists of the Union of Chemical Industries (1971). He was Minister of Commerce in the first government of the Monarchy (December 1975 - July 1976) and held various posts in the governments of Adolfo Surez. After the resignation of Surez, he was supposed to be appointed Prime Minister (Presidente del Gobierno) on February 23, 1981 in a session of the Congress of Deputies interrupted by an attempted coup (23-F). After the failed coup, he served as Prime minister until 1982. He was succeeded by the socialist Felipe Gonzlez.

Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo

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