Enrique Múgica
Enrique Múgica | |
|---|---|
| Ombudsman of Spain | |
| In office 15 June 2000 – 30 June 2010 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Preceded by | Antonio Rovira Viñas |
| Succeeded by | María Luisa Cava de Llano y Carrió |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 12 July 1988 – 12 March 1991 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Preceded by | Fernando Ledesma Bartret |
| Succeeded by | Tomás de la Quadra-Salcedo |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 1977–2000 | |
| Constituency | Gipuzkoa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Enrique Múgica Herzog 20 February 1932 San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Spanish Republic |
| Died | 10 April 2020 (aged 88) |
| Political party | PSOE |
Enrique Múgica Herzog (20 February 1932 – 11 April 2020) was a Spanish lawyer and politician.
An opponent of Francoist Spain, he spent three years in prison. He was one of the leaders of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), in Franco's time. He managed the establishment of diplomatic relations between Spain and Israel. He was a member of the PSOE, Minister of Justice (1988–1991), deputy (representing Gipuzkoa 1977–2000) and Ombudsman (2000–2010).
He was born in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa. His father was a Basque violinist who was killed during the Civil War and his mother was a Frenchwoman of Polish Jewish origin. His brother Fernando was murdered by ETA in February 1996.