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Juan Hormaechea | |
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| 3rd and 5th President of Cantabria | |
| In office 24 June 1987 – 5 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Ángel Díaz de Entresotos |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Blanco García |
| In office 2 July 1991 – 13 July 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Jaime Blanco García |
| Succeeded by | José Joaquín Martínez Sieso |
| Mayor of Santander | |
| In office 15 June 1977 – 24 June 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Alfonso Fuente Alonso |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Huerta Castillo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Hormaechea Cazón 5 June 1939 Santander, Cantabria, Spain |
| Died | 1 December 2020 (aged 81) Santander |
| Political party | UCD Independent (linked to AP) UPCA |
Juan Hormaechea Cazón (5 June 1939 – 1 December 2020) was a Spanish politician who served as President of Cantabria between 1987 and 1990, and again from 1991 to 1995. He was also Mayor of Santander between 1977 and 1987.[1] Hormaechea founded the Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA) political party in 1991 after a split from the larger People's Party of Cantabria (PP). The UPCA dissolved in 2003.
On 24 October 1994 the High Court of Justice of Cantabria condemned him to 6 years and one day in prison and 14 years of disqualification for a crime of embezzlement and another of prevarication. He never entered jail because he was pardoned by Prime Minister Felipe González in 1995.[2][3]
- ^ "Hormaechea, the first president brought to court". El País (in Spanish). 2011-07-15.
- ^ "Hormaechea, condenado a seis años de prisión". El País (in Spanish). 1994-10-25.
- ^ "Hormaechea se libra de la cárcel gracias a un indulto del Consejo de Ministros". El País (in Spanish). 1995-10-17.