Ricardo de la Cierva

Originally a member of the Union of the Democratic Centre, de la Cierva switched to the People's Alliance in February 1982, later stepped down from the Cortes Generales upon the end of his term in August of that year. De la Cierva won the second prize of the 1988 Premio Planeta de Novela, and also wrote for the magazine Época. He died in 2015.

Ricardo de la Cierva studied at University of Madrid. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is history and politics. Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid, Alcalá de Henares and Granada. Employment is recorded with University of Granada, University of Alcalá and Complutense University of Madrid. Positions recorded include member of the Senate of Spain and Member of the Congress of Deputies. Distinctions recorded are Premio Planeta de Novela, Knight of Honour of the Francisco Franco National Foundation, Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III and APM Award for Best Journalist of the Year.

• Name — Ricardo de la Cierva • Office1 — Minister of Culture • Term Start1 — 17 January 1980 • Term End1 — 9 September 1980 • Predecessor1 — Manuel Clavero • Successor1 — Íñigo Cavero • Office3 — Member of the Congress of Deputies • Term Start3 — 15 March 1979 • Term End3 — 31 August 1982 • Office2 — Member of the Senate • Constituency2 — Murcia • Term Start2 — 5 June 1977 • Term End2 — 2 January 1979 • Constituency3 — Murcia • Other Party — Union of the Democratic Centre (until 1982) • Party — People's Alliance (since 1982) • Birth Name — Ricardo de la Cierva y Hoces • Born — 9 November 1926 • Birthplace — Madrid • Died — 19 November 2015 • Place of death — Madrid