Julián Besteiro

Spanish academic and politician (1870–1940)

Julián Besteiro Fernández (21 September 1870 – 27 September 1940) was a Spanish politician who was elected to the Cortes Generales. In 1931, he was elected as Speaker of the Constituent Cortes of the Spanish Republic.

Julián Besteiro
Julián Besteiro (circa 1931)
President of the Congress of Deputies
In office
14 July 1931 – 9 October 1933
Preceded byMelquíades Álvarez
Succeeded bySantiago Alba Bonifaz
President of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
In office
9 December 1925 – 11 July 1931
Preceded byPablo Iglesias
Succeeded byRemigio Cabello
President of the UGT
In office
1925–1934
Preceded byPablo Iglesias
Succeeded byAnastasio de Gracia
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
13 March 1918 – 15 September 1923
ConstituencyMadrid
In office
4 July 1931 – 2 February 1937
ConstituencyMadrid
Personal details
Born21 September 1870
Madrid, Spain
Died27 September 1940 (aged 70)
Carmona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Political partyRepublican Union Party, Radical Party, PSOE
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