José Giral y Pereira (22 October 1879 – 23 December 1962) was a Spanish politician, who served as the 75th Prime Minister of Spain during the Second Spanish Republic.
Life
Giral was born in Santiago de Cuba. He had degrees in Chemistry and Pharmacy from the University of Madrid. In 1905 he became professor of chemistry in the University of Salamanca. He founded Acción Republicana with Manuel Azaña. During the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera he conspired against the regime, and was imprisoned three times. When the Second Republic was declared, he was named director of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and advisor of State. Between 1931 and 1933 he served as Minister of the Navy.
After the failure of Diego Martínez Barrio to form a government to restrain the military revolt of 17 July 1936, Azaña ordered Giral to form a new government constituted exclusively by republicans. Giral's government lasted from 19 July to 4 September 1936. Then, with the fall of Talavera de la Reina and the Army of Morocco within reach of Madrid, Giral was forced to cede power to Francisco Largo Caballero.
After the end of the Spanish Civil War he went to France, then to Mexico. In 1945 he succeeded Juan Negrín as prime minister of the Spanish Republican government in Exile until 1947.
He died in Mexico.
He married María Luisa González y de la Calle.
Cabinet
Members of Giral's cabinet of 19 July 1936 – 4 September 1936 were:
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!Ministry !! Start !! End !! Officeholder !! Party
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|Premier || 19 July 1936 || 4 September 1936 || José Giral || Republican Left || style="width: 5px" bgcolor=#e25822 align="center" |
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|State (Foreign Affairs) || 19 July 1936 || 4 September 1936 || Augusto Barcía Trelles || Republican Left || style="width: 5px" bgcolor=#e25822 align="center" |
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|Justice || 19 July 1936 || 4 September 1936 || Manuel Blasco Garzón || Republican Union || style="width: 5px" bgcolor="#f88379" align="center" |
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|rowspan=2|War || 19 July 1936 || 6 August 1936 || General Luis Castello Pantoja || Army || style="background:;" |
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| 6 August 1936 || 4 September 1936 || Juan Hernández Saravia || Army || style="background:;" |
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|rowspan=2|Navy || 19 July 1936 || 22 August 1936 || José Giral || Republican Left || style="width: 5px" bgcolor=#e25822 align="center" |
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| 22 August 1936 || 4 September 1936 || Francisco Maíz Sánchez ||
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|Interior ||19 July 1936 || 4 September 1936 || General Sebastián Pozas Perea || Army || style="background:;" |
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|Finance || 19 July 1936 || 4 September 1936 || Enrique Ramos Ramos || Republican Left || style="width: 5px" bgcolor=#e25822 align="center" |
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|Industry and Commerce || 19 July 1936 || 4 September 1936 || Plácido Álvarez-Buylla Lozana || Republican Union || style="width: 5px" bgcolor="#f88379" align="center" |
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|Communications and Merchant Marine || 19 July 1936 || 4 September 1936 || Bernardo Giner de los Ríos || Republican Union || style="width: 5px" bgcolor="#f88379" align="center" |
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|Public Works || 19 July 1936 || 4 September 1936 || Antonio Velao Oñate || Republican Left || style="width: 5px" bgcolor=#e25822 align="center" |
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|Agriculture || 19 July 1939 || 4 September 1936 || Mariano Ruiz-Funes García || Republican Left || style="width: 5px" bgcolor=#e25822 align="center" |
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|Education and Fine Arts || 19 July 1936 || 4 September 1936 || Francisco Barnés Salinas || Republican Left || style="width: 5px" bgcolor=#e25822 align="center" |
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|Labor, Health and Planning || 19 July 1936 || 4 September 1936 || Joan Lluhí || Republican Left of Catalonia || style="width: 5px" bgcolor="orange" align="center" |
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References
Sources
See also
- Government-in-exile of José Giral