Juan Hormaechea

Spanish politician (1939–2020)

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Juan Hormaechea


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 [es]
Succeeded by	Manuel Huerta Castillo [es]

Personal details
Born	Juan Hormaechea Cazón (1939-06-05)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]

References

^ "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.