Óscar Alzaga

Óscar Alzaga (born 29 May 1942) is a Spanish jurist, academic and politician. He is the founder of People's Democratic Party. Until 1987 he was an active politician in Spain.

Óscar Alzaga
Chairman of People's Democratic Party
In office
July 1982 – May 1987
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJavier Rupérez
Personal details
Born
Óscar Alzaga Villaamil

(1942-05-29) 29 May 1942
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Alma mater

Biography

Alzaga was born in Madrid on 29 May 1942.[1] He received a degree in law from the University of Madrid in 1964 and a PhD degree from Autonomous University of Madrid in 1972.[1]

From 1969 Alzaga started his academic career at Autonomous University of Madrid.[1] In the Francoist Spain he was part of the Tácito group which was a tolerated opposition movement.[2] Alzaga joined the Union of the Democratic Centre, an election alliance, in 1977 general elections being part of the Christian Democratic Party.[2] He was among those who criticised the Union of the Democratic Centre in terms of its approach towards the center-right politics.[3] In July 1982 he left the Christian Democratic Party to establish the People's Democratic Party.[4] He headed the party until May 1987 when he resigned from the post.[4] Javier Rupérez replaced him as the chairman of the People's Democratic Party.[4]

Works

Alzaga has written extensively in Spanish about the transition from Francoism to Democracy:[5]

  • (2021). La conquista de la transición (1960-1978)
  • (2020). Derecho político español según la Constitución de 1978
  • (2019). 40 años de constitución: una mirada al futuro
  • (2018). Sociedad democrática y Constitución
  • (1973). La primera democracia cristiana en España[4]

References
  1. "Curriculum Vitae. Óscar Alzaga Villaamil" (PDF). UNED. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. Eamonn Rodgers; Valerie Rodgers, eds. (1999). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture (PDF). London: Routledge. p. 54. ISBN 0-415-13187-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2020.
  3. Jonathan Hopkin; Caterina Paolucci (1999). "The business firm model of party organisation: Cases from Spain and Italy". European Journal of Political Research. 35. doi:10.1023/A:1006903925012.
  4. John Gilmour (2005). "Losing Its Soul: The Changing Role of Christian Democracy in the Development of Spain's New Right". South European Society and Politics. 10 (3): 416,423,430. doi:10.1080/13608740500282223.
  5. "40 títulos para "Alzaga Villaamil Oscar"" (in Spanish). Todos tus Libros. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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