Francisco Gaviña Ribelles
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Francisco Gaviña Ribelles (Valencia, Spain, 1941–1990) was a Spanish
chemist and politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE).
Gaviña first stood as a candidate for Valencia Province
in the 1977 General Election
, however he was placed thirteenth on the PSOE list and failed to win a seat.
Two years later he was elected to Zaragoza
city council and in the 1982 election
he was elected for Valencia Province, serving until 1986. Thereafter, in October 1987, he became Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Valencia After his death he was posthumously awarded the gold medal of Zaragoza city council.
Spain
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chemist and politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE).
Gaviña first stood as a candidate for Valencia Province
Valencia (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Valencia is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is the third largest district in Congress in terms of the numbers of deputies elected, as it elects sixteen deputies out of the total...
in the 1977 General Election
Spanish general election, 1977
The Spanish general election of 1977 took place on 15 June 1977. It was the first election since the death of Francisco Franco.Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The elections were held using closed list proportional representation in 52 electoral districts...
, however he was placed thirteenth on the PSOE list and failed to win a seat.
Two years later he was elected to Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
city council and in the 1982 election
Spanish general election, 1982
General elections were held in Spain on 28 October 1982.PSOE and PSC presented two different lists of candidates: with the PSOE contesting most of Spain and the PSC only standing in Catalonia...
he was elected for Valencia Province, serving until 1986. Thereafter, in October 1987, he became Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Valencia After his death he was posthumously awarded the gold medal of Zaragoza city council.