Rafael Calvo Ortega (born 26 August 1933) is a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Labour from February 1978 to May 1980. He was also secretary-general of the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) in 1981 and president of the Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) between 1991 and 1998.[1] In 2008 he received the Txemi Cantera International Social Economy Prize from ASLE, which recognises "those people and organizations that have stood out for their support to the Social Economy".

Rafael Calvo Ortega
Minister of Labour
In office
25 February 1978 – 3 May 1980
Prime MinisterAdolfo Suárez
Preceded byManuel Jiménez de Parga
Succeeded bySalvador Sánchez-Terán
Personal details
Born
Rafael Calvo Ortega

(1933-08-26) 26 August 1933 (age 90)
El Espinar, Segovia, Spain
Political partyCDS
Other political
affiliations
UCD (1978–82)
Alma materUniversity of Salamanca
University of Bologna

References edit

  1. ^ "Rafael Calvo Ortega". Real Academia Española de Jurisprudencia y Legislación (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.