Carlos Arias Navarro
The Marquess of Arias Navarro | |
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Arias Navarro in 1975 | |
| Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 31 December 1973 – 1 July 1976 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I (from 22 November 1975) |
| Leader | Francisco Franco (1973–1975) |
| Deputy | José García Hernández (acting) Fernando de Santiago y Díaz (1975–1976) |
| Preceded by | Torcuato Fernández-Miranda |
| Succeeded by | Adolfo Suárez |
| Minister of Government | |
| In office 9 June 1973 – 3 January 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Luis Carrero Blanco Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (acting) |
| Preceded by | Tomás Garicano Goñi |
| Succeeded by | José García Hernández |
| Mayor of Madrid | |
| In office 5 February 1965 – 12 June 1973 | |
| Preceded by | José Finat y Escrivá de Romaní |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Ángel García-Lomas |
| Director General of State Security | |
| In office 25 June 1957 – 5 February 1965 | |
| President | Francisco Franco |
| Preceded by | Rafael Hierro Martínez |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Tortosa Sobejano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carlos Arias Navarro 11 December 1908 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 27 November 1989 (aged 80) Madrid, Spain |
| Resting place | Mingorrubio Cemetery |
| Political party | FET y de las JONS (1936–1977) Popular Alliance (1977–1989) People's Party (1989) |
| Spouse | María de la Luz del Valle y Menéndez |
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Carlos Arias Navarro, 1st Marquess of Arias Navarro (11 December 1908 – 27 November 1989) was the Prime Minister of Spain during the final years of the Francoist dictatorship and the beginning of the Spanish transition to democracy.
Arias Navarro was a hardline politician and was involved in the White Terror, having signed thousands of death warrants during the dismantling of the Spanish Republic. Later, he was a more moderate leader during his premiership.