Ramón Serrano Suñer
Spanish politician (1901–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ramón Serrano Suñer (12 September 1901 – 1 September 2003), was a Spanish politician during the first stages of the Francoist dictatorship, between 1938 and 1942, when he held the posts of President of the FET y de las JONS caucus (1936), and then Interior Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister. A neofalangist originally from the CEDA, Serrano Suñer came to embody the most totalitarian impetus within the regime.[1] Serrano Suñer was known for his pro-Third Reich stance during World War II, when he supported the sending of the Blue Division to fight along with the Wehrmacht on the Russian front.[2] He was also the brother-in-law of Francisco Franco's wife Carmen Polo, for which he was informally nicknamed Cuñadísimo or the "most brother-in-law" (in comparison, the dictator himself was styled as generalísimo).
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Ramón Serrano Suñer | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
In office 30 January 1938 – 16 October 1940 | |
Succeeded by | Valentín Galarza Morante |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 16 October 1940 – 3 September 1942 | |
Succeeded by | Francisco Gómez |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 September 1901 Cartagena, Spain |
Died | 1 September 2003(2003-09-01) (aged 101) Madrid, Spain |
Political party | FET y de las JONS |
Spouse | Ramona (Zita) Polo y Martínez-Valdés |
Relations | Francisco Franco (co-brother-in-law) |
Alma mater | Universidad Central |
Signature | |
Nickname | Cuñadísimo |
Serrano Suñer was the founder of the 67,000-strong Spanish blind people's organization ONCE on 13 December 1938, as well as of the EFE press-agency, in 1939. Serrano Suñer also founded the Radio Intercontinental radio network in 1950.