Overview

• He died last night in Xàbia at the age of 90 after spending decades in the coastal town beloved by his family and friends.
• He served as minister of the Presidency from 1982 to 1986 under Felipe González and introduced the 'días moscosos' that granted public servants up to six personal leave days annually.
• He was fiscal general del Estado between 1986 and 1990, overseeing key legal reforms during Spain’s transition to a consolidated democracy.
• He joined José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s 2006 government delegation to negotiate an end to ETA’s armed campaign, contributing critical legal expertise to the peace process.
• He began his political career as a UCD deputy in 1979, co-founded the Partido de Acción Democrática in 1982 and later integrated it into the PSOE.