Joan Peiró
Joan Peiró | |
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| Minister of Industry | |
| In office 4 November 1936 – 17 May 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Anastasio de Gracia |
| General Secretary of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo | |
| In office January 1927 – May 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Segundo Blanco |
| Succeeded by | Ángel Pestaña |
| In office May 1922 – December 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Joaquim Maurín |
| Succeeded by | Salvador Seguí |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joan Peiró Belis 18 February 1887 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 24 July 1942 (aged 55) Paterna, Valencia, Spain |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Resting place | Mataró, Barcelona, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Nationality | Catalan |
| Political party | Confederación Nacional del Trabajo |
| Spouse | Mercè Olives |
| Children | Aurora, Aurèlia, Guillermina, Mercè, Joan, Josep y Liberto Peiró |
| Occupation | Syndicalist, Politician |
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Joan Peiró i Belis (sometimes Juan Peiró: 18 February 1887 – 24 July 1942) was a Catalan anarchist activist, writer, editor of the anarchist newspaper Solidaridad Obrera, two-time General Secretary of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (National Confederation of Labour, CNT) and Minister of Industry of the Spanish government during the Spanish Civil War.