Landelino Lavilla

Landelino Lavilla
Lavilla in 1981
President of the Congress of Deputies
In office 6 April 1979 – 18 November 1982
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Prime Minister	Adolfo Suárez
Preceded by	Fernando Álvarez de Miranda
Succeeded by	Gregorio Peces-Barba
Minister of Justice
In office 5 July 1976 – 6 April 1979
Preceded by	Antonio Garrigues y Díaz-Cañabate
Succeeded by	Íñigo Cavero Lataillade
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office 6 April 1979 – 18 November 1982
Constituency	Jaén
In office 18 November 1982 – 28 July 1983
Constituency	Madrid
Member of the Senate
In office 15 June 1977 – 6 April 1979
Constituency	Royal appointment
Personal details
Born	Landelino Lavilla Alsina (1934-08-06)6 August 1934 Lleida, Spain
Died	13 April 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 85) Madrid, Spain
Political party	Union of the Democratic Centre
Spouse	Juana Rubira
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Zaragoza Complutense University of Madrid

Landelino Lavilla Alsina (6 August 1934 – 13 April 2020) was a Spanish lawyer and politician who served as the minister of justice from 1976 to 1979. He also served as member of parliament and as senator. His most important role was as President of the Congress of Deputies during the coup d'état of 23-F in 1981. Jurist Eduardo García de Enterría called him the "principal architect of the transition to democracy".^[1]