José Luis Villar Palasí

José Luis Villar Palasí
Minister of Education and Science of Spain
In office
17 April 1968 – 9 June 1973
Prime MinisterFrancisco Franco
Preceded byManuel Lora-Tamayo
Succeeded byJulio Rodríguez Martínez
Personal details
BornJosé Luis Villar Palasí
(1922-09-30)30 September 1922
Died7 May 2012(2012-05-07) (aged 89)
PartyNonpartisan (National Movement)

José Luis Villar Palasí (30 September 1922 – 7 May 2012) was a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Education and Science of Spain between 1968 and 1973, during the Francoist dictatorship.[1][2] He was frequently associated with the Opus Dei during the Francoist regime,[3] but his actual membership is disputed.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Rodríguez Villar, Beatriz (2022). "Personajes: José Luis Villar Palasí". Historia Hispánica (in Spanish). Royal Academy of History. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Decreto 701/1968, de 16 de abril, por el que se nombra Ministro de Educación y Ciencia a don José Luis Villar Palasí" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (93). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 5702. 17 April 1968. ISSN 0212-033X.
  3. ^ Sáez Alba 1974.
  4. ^ ""Los ministros del Opus Dei" o el éxito de una consigna falangista" (in Spanish). Opus Dei. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  5. ^ Caparrós, Alberto. "La izquierda suspende al creador de la EGB y borra su nombre de las aulas" (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 30 August 2025.

Bibliography

  • Sáez Alba, A. (1974). "Introducción a la ACNP". La otra cosa nostra. La Asociación Católica Nacional de Propagandistas y el caso de El Correo de Andalucía (in Spanish). Ruedo ibérico. Retrieved 30 August 2025.