Carlos Arias Navarro

The Marquess of Arias Navarro
Arias Navarro in 1975
Prime Minister of Spain
In office
31 December 1973 – 1 July 1976
MonarchJuan Carlos I (from 22 November 1975)
LeaderFrancisco Franco
(1973–1975)
DeputyJosé García Hernández
(acting)
Fernando de Santiago y Díaz
(1975–1976)
Preceded byTorcuato Fernández-Miranda
Succeeded byAdolfo Suárez
Minister of Governance of Spain
In office
12 June 1973 – 31 December 1973
Prime MinisterLuis Carrero Blanco
Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (acting)
Preceded byTomás Garicano Goñi
Succeeded byJosé García Hernández
Mayor of Madrid
In office
5 February 1965 – 12 June 1973
Preceded byJosé Finat y Escrivá de Romaní
Succeeded byMiguel Ángel García-Lomas
Director General of State Security
In office
25 June 1957 – 5 February 1965
PresidentFrancisco Franco
Preceded byRafael Hierro Martínez
Succeeded byMariano Tortosa Sobejano
Personal details
BornCarlos Arias Navarro
(1908-12-11)11 December 1908
Madrid, Spain
Died27 November 1989(1989-11-27) (aged 80)
Madrid, Spain
Resting placeMingorrubio Cemetery
PartyFET y de las JONS
(1936–1977)
Popular Alliance
(1977–1989)
People's Party
(1989)
SpouseMaría de la Luz del Valle y Menéndez
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Carlos Arias Navarro, 1st Marquess of Arias Navarro (11 December 1908 – 27 November 1989), was the Prime Minister of Spain during the final years of the Francoist dictatorship and the beginning of the Spanish transition to democracy.

Arias Navarro was a hardline politician and was involved in the White Terror, having signed thousands of death warrants during the dismantling of the Spanish Republic. Later, he was a more moderate leader during his premiership.