Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, is the first constitutional president dies. Today died May 3, 2008, at 82 years of age. Calvo Sotelo presided over a short term, marked by the beat of 23-F and the deep crisis of UCD. Sotelo, was not elected in the polls, replaced in office by Adolfo Suárez resigned, required a second vote in the full Congress to be elected Prime Minister.
On 20 February 1981 held its inaugural session, you need two votes. After presenting the government's program and the ensuing debate, the outcome of the first vote Calvo-Sotelo was as follows: 169 votes (UCD, 165; Democratic Coalition, 3, and 1 UPN), 158 against, 17 6 abstentions and absences.
was February 23 when the second vote of investiture of the candidate for president, there was the famous failed attempt of coup, when a group of civil guards under the command of Lt. Col. Antonio Tejero seized Congress.
After the coup attempt failed, the session investiture continued on February 25 and the candidate won an absolute majority, so Calvo-Sotelo was appointed Prime Minister.
Some of the highlights of his mandate was Spain's entry into NATO in May 1982. The infighting in the UCD caused instability in his government, which in late August 1982 was dissolved.
late October general elections were held which were won by absolute majority to the Socialist Party was the heavy defeat of the UCD. Shortly thereafter, Calvo Sotelo, having renewed his seat of deputy for Madrid, handed the premiership to Felipe González (early December 1982).
In 1984 he was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe and European Parliament member in 1986 as an MEP, where he remained until 1987. He retired from active politics, but participating in it through lectures, articles, interviews, debates social, political ... shared the view of the Popular Party, the party in that he played, what it did was ask for a vote to José María Aznar and still provide full support.
Despite the passage of time, and the advance of democracy in Spain, in XXV anniversary Constitution, the former prime minister said that the English Constitution "has proved its effectiveness by giving us a long period of institutional stability."
Since June 2002 was the Marquis de la Ria Ribadeo with Grandee of Spain. He was married to Pilar Ibanez-Martin Mellado, daughter of the former education minister in postwar José Ibáñez-Martín, and had eight children: Leopoldo, Maria del Pilar, Juan Victor, Pedro Jose, Victor Maria, Jose Maria, Andrew and Paul .
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