Summary
Lorenzo Olarte Cullen (8 December 1932 – 2 February 2024) was a Canarian politician and lawyer. He was president of the Canary Islands autonomous region[1] but served only three years of his four-year term.
Lorenzo Olarte Cullen | |
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 Cullen in 1979 | |
| 3rd President of the Canary Islands | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Fernández Martín |
| Succeeded by | Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1932 Ponteareas, Galicia, Spain |
| Died | 2 February 2024 (aged 91) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Spouse | Maria Lecuona |
Olarte Cullen was awarded the Gran Cruz de San Raimundo de Peñafort, the highest honor for a Spanish jurist, the Gran Cruz del Mérito Civil, created by the Spanish King Alfonso XIII, recognizes the services of Spanish and foreign citizens on behalf of Spain, the Gran Cruz del Mérito Militar,[2] for his collaboration in the decolonization of the former Spanish Sahara, the Alfonso X el Sabio, for his contribution to the development of Education and the Gran Collar de las Islas Canarias, the highest honor in the Canary Islands.
After the ban on bullfighting in Catalonia, Olarte Cullen argued that the 1991 Canarian law of animal protection did not forbid bullfighting against what was being claimed.[3]
Olarte Cullen died on 2 February 2024, at the age of 91.[4]
Electoral history edit
| Election | House | Constituency | Party | No. | Result | |
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| 1979 | Congress of Deputies | Las Palmas | UCD | 1st (out of 6) |  Elected
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| 1982 | Congress of Deputies | Las Palmas | CDS | 1st (out of 6) |  Not elected
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| 1983 | Parliament of the Canary Islands | Gran Canaria | CDS | 1st (out of 15) | Elected
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| 1987 | Parliament of the Canary Islands | Gran Canaria | CDS | 1st (out of 15) | Elected
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| 1991 | Parliament of the Canary Islands | Gran Canaria | CDS | 1st (out of 15) | Elected
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| 1993 | Congress of Deputies | Las Palmas | CC | 1st (out of 7) | Elected
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| 1995 | Parliament of the Canary Islands | Gran Canaria | CC | 1st (out of 15) | Elected
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| 2003 | Parliament of the Canary Islands | Gran Canaria | UC–FNC | 1st (out of 15) | Not elected
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| 2007 | Parliament of the Canary Islands | Gran Canaria | CCN | 1st (out of 15) | Not elected
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| 2007 | Island Council of Gran Canaria | — | CCN | 1st (out of 29) | Not elected
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References edit
- ^ Political and economic encyclopaedia of Western Europe - Page 45
- ^ Quién es quién en España - Page 1029
- ^ "La prohibición de la tauromaquia: un capítulo del antiespañolismo catalán". El Mundo. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "Muere Olarte, el político que inventó el centro canario". Canarias7. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.