# Alberto Martín-Artajo

_Spanish politician (1905–1979)_

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> Alberto Martín-Artajo Álvarez was a legal technocrat for the Nationalist government during the Spanish Civil War and for the succeeding reign of caudillo Francisco Franco, and a Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs. He served as the Foreign Minister from 1945 to 1957. Ideologically, he was not a Falangist, but a monarchist and a leader of the dynamic and powerful Catholic movement within the Francoist coalition. During the time of the Second Spanish Republic, he had been a member of the Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 2 October 1905 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780695#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Madrid ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780695#P19))
- **Died:** 31 August 1979 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780695#P570))
- **Place of death:** Madrid ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780695#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Spain ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780695#P27))
- **Occupation:** diplomat; politician; lawyer; journalist; minister ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780695#P106))
- **Political party:** Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780695#P102))
- **Education:** Complutense University of Madrid; Our Lady of Remembrance College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780695#P69))
- **Positions held:** procurador en Cortes (11 November 1971 – 30 June 1977); procurador en Cortes (6 November 1967 – 12 November 1971); president (1965–1969); procurador en Cortes (3 July 1964 – 15 November 1967); Academic of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (31 October 1961 – 31 August 1979); procurador en Cortes (31 May 1961 – 6 June 1964); procurador en Cortes (16 May 1958 – 30 May 1961); procurador en Cortes (14 May 1955 – 14 April 1958); procurador en Cortes (14 May 1952 – 13 April 1955); procurador en Cortes (13 May 1949 – 5 April 1952); procurador en Cortes (12 May 1946 – 6 April 1949); Foreign Minister (20 July 1945 – 25 February 1957); procurador en Cortes (12 July 1945 – 24 April 1946) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780695#P39))
- **Awards:** Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic; Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III; Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros; Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword; Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany; Grand Cross of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort; Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780695#P166))

## Questions

**When was Alberto Martín-Artajo born?**  
Alberto Martín-Artajo was born on 2 October 1905 in Madrid.

**What positions has Alberto Martín-Artajo held?**  
Positions held by Alberto Martín-Artajo include: procurador en Cortes (1971–1977); procurador en Cortes (1967–1971); president (1965–1969); procurador en Cortes (1964–1967); Academic of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (1961–1979).

**Where did Alberto Martín-Artajo study?**  
Alberto Martín-Artajo was educated at Complutense University of Madrid, Our Lady of Remembrance College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Alberto Martín-Artajo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Mart%C3%ADn-Artajo) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3780695](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780695) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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