Francisco Soler Valero
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Francisco Soler Valero was a lawyer and Spanish politician.
Married with two children, Soler held a doctorate in law and was a practising lawyer. He served under the Franco
government as one of the Deputy directors in the Education ministry In 1975 he became Economic and Administrative Director of the Francoist Movement's Press.
After the restoration of democracy in the mid 1970s he joined the newly formed Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and in 1977 he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Almería Province
. He was re-elected in 1979 as the second placed candidate on the UCD list. As a leading figure in the Almeria provincial branch of the UCD, he explored the possibility of Almeria forming an autonomous community
with the Region of Murcia
however nothing came of this proposal.
As a result of internal party divisions, he resigned from the UCD in 1982 and along with three other former UCD deputies, joined the Popular Alliance
being re-elected as an AP deputy at the 1982 election, although he did not stand at the 1986 election.
Married with two children, Soler held a doctorate in law and was a practising lawyer. He served under the Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
government as one of the Deputy directors in the Education ministry In 1975 he became Economic and Administrative Director of the Francoist Movement's Press.
After the restoration of democracy in the mid 1970s he joined the newly formed Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) and in 1977 he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Almería Province
Almería (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Almeria 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 was first contested in modern times in the 1977 General Election. It is one of eight districts which correspond to the provinces of Andalusia...
. He was re-elected in 1979 as the second placed candidate on the UCD list. As a leading figure in the Almeria provincial branch of the UCD, he explored the possibility of Almeria forming an autonomous community
Autonomous communities of Spain
An autonomous community In other languages of Spain:*Catalan/Valencian .*Galician .*Basque . The second article of the constitution recognizes the rights of "nationalities and regions" to self-government and declares the "indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation".Political power in Spain is...
with the Region of Murcia
Region of Murcia
The Region of Murcia is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeast of the country, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast....
however nothing came of this proposal.
As a result of internal party divisions, he resigned from the UCD in 1982 and along with three other former UCD deputies, joined the Popular Alliance
Popular Alliance (Spain)
The People's Alliance was a electoral coalition, and later a political party, founded in 1976 by Manuel Fraga along with six other former Francoist ministers.- History :...
being re-elected as an AP deputy at the 1982 election, although he did not stand at the 1986 election.