Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde Explained

Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde
Office:Prime Minister of Spain
Term Start:27 January 1905
Term End:23 June 1905
Predecessor:Marcelo Azcárraga
Successor:Eugenio Montero Ríos
Monarch2:Alfonso XIII
Term Start2:20 July 1903
Term End2:5 Dec 1903
Predecessor2:Francisco Silvela
Successor2:Antonio Maura
Office3:Seat g of the Real Academia Española
Term Start3:23 November 1902
Term End3:15 July 1905
Predecessor3:Vicente Barrantes Moreno
Successor3:Francisco Rodríguez Marín
Birth Date:20 January 1848
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Birthname:Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde y García del Rivero
Nationality:Spanish
Honorific Prefix:The Most Excellent

Don Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde y García del Rivero, iure uxoris Marquess of Pozo Rubio, (20 January 1848  - 15 July 1905) was a Spanish statesman.

Born in Madrid, Raimundo Fernandez Villaverde graduated at age 21 from the Central University of Madrid in Law Studies. He later became Professor of this university after receiving the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.[1]

He joined the Conservative Party and was elected to the Spanish Parliament in 1872 as representative for Caldas.On 31 March 1884, he was appointed civil governor of Madrid.

From 1880 to his death, he held various government ministries including Finance, Justice and Interior, became President of Parliament, and was twice Prime Minister.

He is credited with the economic reforms passed in 1899 and 1900 that stabilised the nation's economy after the loss of the last Spanish colonies in the Americas and the Pacific Ocean.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde - letra g. Real Academia Española. 27 May 2023. es.