Manuel Jiménez de Parga

Manuel Jiménez de Parga y Cabrera (9 April 1929 – 7 May 2014) was a Spanish lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was president of the Constitutional Court of Spain between 2001 and 2004.

Manuel Jiménez de Parga y Cabrera
Jiménez de Parga in 2003
Minister of Labour
In office 1977–1978
Ambassador-Permanent Representative of Spain to the ILO
In office 1978–1981
Personal details
Born	(1929-04-09)April 9, 1929 Granada, Spain
Died	May 7, 2014(2014-05-07) (aged 85) Madrid, Spain
Education	University of Madrid, University of Barcelona
Occupation	Lawyer, Politician, Diplomat
Known for	President of the Constitutional Court of Spain

He was professor in charge of the department of political law at the University of Madrid (1956) and professor in opposition of the Faculty of Law of the University of Barcelona (1957–1977). He was Dean of the Faculty of Law (1976) and Rector of the University of Barcelona (1976–1977).

Jiménez de Parga was Minister of Labour (1977–78) and Ambassador-Permanent Representative of Spain to the ILO (Geneva, 1978–1981) and president of the Inter-American Conference of Labour (1980).

He was born in Granada, Spain. de Parga died in Madrid, Spain, aged 85.^[1][2]

References

1. Europa Press: Muere el expresidente del Tribunal Constitucional Jiménez de Parga (in Spanish)
2. Mariano Rajoy sends condolences on death of Manuel Jiménez de Parga (Prime Minister's Office of Spain)