Enrique Múgica

Enrique Múgica
Ombudsman of Spain
In office
15 June 2000 – 30 June 2010
MonarchJuan Carlos I
Preceded byAntonio Rovira Viñas
Succeeded byMaría Luisa Cava de Llano y Carrió
Minister of Justice
In office
12 July 1988 – 12 March 1991
MonarchJuan Carlos I
Prime MinisterFelipe González
Preceded byFernando Ledesma Bartret
Succeeded byTomás de la Quadra-Salcedo
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
1977–2000
ConstituencyGipuzkoa
Personal details
BornEnrique Múgica Herzog
(1932-02-20)20 February 1932
Died10 April 2020(2020-04-10) (aged 88)
PartyPSOE
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Enrique Múgica Herzog (20 February 1932 – 11 April 2020) was a Spanish lawyer and politician.

An opponent of Francoist Spain, he spent three years in prison. He was one of the leaders of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), in Franco's time. He managed the establishment of diplomatic relations between Spain and Israel. He was a member of the PSOE, Minister of Justice (1988–1991), deputy (representing Gipuzkoa 1977–2000) and Ombudsman (2000–2010).

He was born in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa. His father was a Basque violinist who was killed during the Civil War and his mother was a Frenchwoman of Polish Jewish origin. His brother Fernando was murdered by ETA in February 1996.