José Guirao

Spanish Culture and Sport Minister

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.

José Guirao
Guirao in 2019
Minister of Culture and Sport
In office
14 June 2018 – 13 January 2020
MonarchFelipe VI
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byMàxim Huerta
Succeeded byJosé Manuel Rodríguez Uribes
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
21 May 2019 – 29 January 2020
ConstituencyAlmería
Personal details
Born(1959-06-09)9 June 1959
Pulpí, Spanish State
Died11 July 2022(2022-07-11) (aged 63)
Madrid, Spain
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Murcia

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

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  1. 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.
  2. "José Guirao, nuevo ministro de Cultura y Deportes tras la caída de Huerta". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. 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.