Laureano López Rodó (18 November 1920 – 11 March 2000) was a Spanish lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and as Commissioner and later Minister for Development Planning during the rule of Francisco Franco.

Laureano López Rodo
Portrait of Laureano López Rodo by Ricardo Macarron, 1974, oil on canvas
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
11 June 1973 – 30 January 1974
LeaderFrancisco Franco
Preceded byGregorio López-Bravo
Succeeded byPedro Cortina Mauri
Personal details
Born
Laureano López Rodó

(1920-11-18)18 November 1920
Barcelona, Spain
Died11 March 2000(2000-03-11) (aged 79)
Madrid, Spain
Political partyPeople's Alliance
Other political
affiliations
National Movement
Regional Action
OccupationJurist, professor, diplomat

Career

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Rodó served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and as Commissioner and later Minister for Development Planning during the rule of Francisco Franco.

Personal life

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He died during the night of 11 March 2000 aged 79.[1] He is interred at Cementerio de la Almudena.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Tobara, Sebastián (12 March 2000). "Muere Laureano López Rodó, el ministro de Franco que impulsó los planes de desarrollo". El País. Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Fallece Laureano López Rodó, impulsor de la economía española en los 60". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 March 2000. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Gregorio López-Bravo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1973–1974
Succeeded by
Pedro Cortina Mauri
Party political offices
New political party President of Regional Action
1976–1977
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