Ernest Lluch

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Lluch and the second or maternal family name is Martín; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Ernest Lluch
Ernest Lluch in 1986
Born
Ernest Lluch Martín

(1937-01-21)21 January 1937
Vilassar de Mar, Spain
Died21 November 2000(2000-11-21) (aged 63)
Barcelona, Spain
Cause of deathBallistic trauma
Occupation(s)Economist
Politician
Known forVictim of assassination

Ernest Lluch Martín (21 January 1937 – 21 November 2000)[1] was a Spanish economist and politician, member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC).[2] He was Minister of Health and Consumption from 1982 to 1986 in the first Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) government of Felipe González. He was assassinated in 2000[3] by the Basque separatist organisation, ETA.

  1. ^ "Former Official Shot to Death in Spain". Los Angeles Times. 2000-11-22. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  2. ^ White, Cristina Tomàs. "Backlash sees Spanish minister rectify comments comparing violence in Catalonia with Basque Country". www.catalannews.com. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  3. ^ Wilkinson, Isambard (2000-11-22). "Eta hitmen assassinate ex-minister in garage". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-11-12.