José Lladó

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lladó and the second or maternal family name is Fernandez-Urrutia.

José Lladó Fernández-Urrutia (29 March 1934 – 14 February 2024) was a Spanish politician and businessman.

Early life and career

Son of the president of the Bank Urquijo - Juan Lladó Sánchez - and grandson of the republican deputy Jose Lladó Vallés, he took a doctor's degree in Chemical Sciences at the University of Madrid. He is a Member of Honor of the American Chemical Society. He was executive President of the CSIC. In addition, he was appointed in 1976 Minister of Trade and then, in 1977 Minister of Transport and Communications. Later, in 1979 he was Ambassador of Spain in the United States. He was the first President of the Royal Patronage of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía.

Lladó was the President of the INCIPE Foundation, president of the jury of the Arts Award of the Prince of Asturias Awards from 1991 and President of the Xavier Zubiri Foundation.

Lladó was a member of the Board of the Trustees of important Spanish companies, and he was President-Founder and principal shareholder of Técnicas Reunidas.

Personal life and death

Lladó had five children from Pilar Arburua, Pilar, Juan (married to Susana Álvarez Salas), María, José Manuel (married to Marta Tiagonce) and Marta (married to Carlos Romero, son of the Count de Fontao).

José Lladó died on 14 February 2024, at the age of 89.

Sources

• "President and Foundation's Board of Management". INCIPE. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013.
• Vegas, Patricia (23 June 2006). "José Lladó: Un ex ministro en el parqué". El Economista (in Spanish).
• Permuy, Isabel (13 November 2011). "José Lladó: "España volverá a respirar enseguida"" (in Spanish). ABC.es.
• "El Corte Inglés, Indra, José Lladó y Pere Llorens, galardonados por su aportación al comercio" (in Spanish). Europa Press. 3 November 2011.
• "Equities: Tecnicas Reunidas SA". Financial Times.