| Office | 3rd and 5th President of Cantabria |
|---|---|
| Term start | 24 June 1987 |
| Term end | 5 December 1990 |
| Predecessor | Ángel Díaz de Entresotos |
| Successor | Jaime Blanco García |
| Term start 1 | 2 July 1991 |
| Term end 1 | 13 July 1995 |
| Predecessor 1 | Jaime Blanco García |
| Successor 1 | José Joaquín Martínez Sieso |
| Office 2 | Mayor of Santander |
| Term start 2 | 15 June 1977 |
| Term end 2 | 24 June 1987 |
| Predecessor 2 | Alfonso Fuente Alonso |
| Successor 2 | Manuel Huerta Castillo |
| Birth name | Juan Hormaechea Cazón |
| Birth date | 5 June 1939 |
| Birth place | Santander, Cantabria, Spain |
| Death date | 1 December 2020 (aged 81) |
| Death place | Santander |
| Party | UCD Independent (linked to AP) UPCA |
Juan Hormaechea Cazón (5 June 1939 – 1 December 2020) was a Spanish politician who served as President of Cantabria between 1987 and 1990, and again from 1991 to 1995. He was also Mayor of Santander between 1977 and 1987.[1] Hormaechea founded the Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA) political party in 1991 after a split from the larger People's Party of Cantabria (PP). The UPCA dissolved in 2003.
On 24 October 1994 the High Court of Justice of Cantabria condemned him to 6 years and one day in prison and 14 years of disqualification for a crime of embezzlement and another of prevarication. He never entered jail because he was pardoned by Prime Minister Felipe González in 1995.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Hormaechea, the first president brought to court" (in Spanish). El País. 2011-07-15.
- ^ "Hormaechea, condenado a seis años de prisión" (in Spanish). El País. 1994-10-25. Archived March 22, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Hormaechea se libra de la cárcel gracias a un indulto del Consejo de Ministros" (in Spanish). El País. 1995-10-17.