José Guirao
José Guirao | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Guirao in 2019 | |
| Minister of Culture and Sport | |
| In office 14 June 2018 – 13 January 2020 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | Màxim Huerta |
| Succeeded by | José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 21 May 2019 – 29 January 2020 | |
| Constituency | Almería |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1959 Pulpí, Spanish State |
| Died | 11 July 2022 (aged 63) Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Murcia |
José Guirao Cabrera (9 June 1959 – 11 July 2022) was a Spanish cultural manager and art expert. He was Minister of Culture and Sport in the government of Pedro Sánchez between 2018 and 2020.[1] He was also Member of the Congress of Deputies from 2019 to 2020 as a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.
Guirao was director of the Reina Sofía Museum between 1994 and 2001 and director of the La Casa Encendida from 2002 and 2014.[2]
Guirao was born in Pulpí, Spain. In March 2021, he was diagnosed with cancer.[3] He died from the disease at his home in Madrid, Spain on 11 July 2022 at age 63.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Redacción (14 June 2018). "José Guirao, nuevo Ministro de Cultura y de Deporte tras la dimisión de Màxim Huerta". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ↑ "José Guirao, nuevo ministro de Cultura y Deportes tras la caída de Huerta". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lucas, Antony (11 July 2022). "Muere a los 63 años el ex ministro José Guirao, la elegancia de amar la cultura". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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