Álvaro Lapuerta
{{Short description|Spanish politician (1927–2018)}}
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Álvaro de Lapuerta Quintero (22 September 1927 – 2 June 2018) was a Spanish politician who sat on the Congress of Deputies between 1977 and 2004, and served as treasurer of the People's Party from 1993 to 2008. He was questioned regarding his role in the Bárcenas affair and excused after a diagnosis of dementia.
Biography
Born on 22 September 1927 in Madrid, Lapuerta studied law at Complutense University of Madrid and became a state prosecutor, working in Gerona, Teruel and Guadalajara.{{cite news |title=Muere el extesorero del PP Álvaro Lapuerta a los 90 años |url=http://www.publico.es/espana/caso-guertel-muere-extesorero-pp-alvaro-lapuerta-90-anos.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=Pùblico |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Muere el extesorero del PP Álvaro Lapuerta a los 90 años en Madrid |url=https://www.larazon.es/espana/muere-el-extesorero-del-pp-alvaro-lapuerta-a-los-90-anos-en-madrid-MK18565786 |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=La Razòn |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}} His father José María de Lapuerta worked for Campsa.{{cite news |title=Muere a los 90 años Álvaro Lapuerta, extesorero del Partido Popular |url=https://www.eldiario.es/politica/Muere-Alvaro-Lapuerta-Partido-Popular_0_777972253.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=eldiario.es |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}}
Lapuerta served seven terms in the Congress of Deputies, from 1977 to 2004,{{cite news |title=Muere el hombre de los 'visé' de la caja b del PP |url=https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2018/06/02/actualidad/1527936141_825763.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=El País |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Muere Álvaro Lapuerta, extesorero del PP |url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20180602/444007169425/muere-alvaro-lapuerta-extesorero-pp.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=La Vanguardia |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}} and was treasurer of the People's Party between 1993 and 2008.{{cite news |title=Muere Álvaro Lapuerta, extesorero del PP, a los 90 años |url=https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2018/06/02/actualidad/1527928140_322928.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=El País |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}} While a member of the congress, Lapuerta assumed leadership roles on the committee of public works and the budgetary committee.{{cite news |title=Muere el extesorero del PP Álvaro Lapuerta a los 90 años |url=http://www.abc.es/espana/abci-muere-extesorero-pp-alvaro-lapuerta-90-anos-201806021029_noticia.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |publisher=ABC.es |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Muere Álvaro Lapuerta, extesorero del Partido Popular |url=http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20180602/muere-alvaro-lapuerta-extesorero-del-partido-popular/1743801.shtml |accessdate=3 June 2018 |publisher=RTVE |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}}
Lapuerta was injured in a fall in 2013, and was placed in a coma.{{cite news |title=Muere Álvaro Lapuerta, ex tesorero del PP imputado por el caso Gürtel |url=https://www.economiadigital.es/politica-y-sociedad/muere-alvaro-lapuerta-ex-tesorero-del-pp-imputado-por-el-caso-guertel_559022_102.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=Economía Digital |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Muere el extesorero del PP Álvaro Lapuerta a los 90 años |url=http://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-muere-extesorero-pp-alvaro-lapuerta-90-anos-20180602102032.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |publisher=Europa Press |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}} After Lapuerta was diagnosed with dementia, the Audiencia Nacional excused him from questioning pertaining to the Bárcenas affair and the related Gürtel case.{{cite news |title=Fallece Álvaro Lapuerta, ex tesorero del PP |url=http://www.abc.es/espana/abci-fallece-alvaro-lapuerta-tesorero-pp-201806021600_video.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |publisher=ABC.es |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Álvaro Lapuerta, otra víctima Gürtel': muertes, suicidios y accidentes |url=https://www.elplural.com/politica/alvaro-lapuerta-otra-victima-guertel-muertes-suicidios-y-accidentes_129388102 |accessdate=21 August 2018 |work=El Plural |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}} Lapuerta's acquisition and sale of shares in Libertad Digital was suspected of financial irregularities, as it had earned a €69,850 profit.{{cite news |title=Muere Álvaro Lapuerta, extesorero del PP, llevándose a la tumba los secretos de la 'caja B' |url=https://www.elespanol.com/espana/20180602/muere-extesorero-pp-alvaro-lapuerta-anos/311969031_0.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=El Español |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}} He died in Madrid at the age of 90, on 2 June 2018.{{cite news |title=El último secreto que se lleva Álvaro Lapuerta con su muerte: la cinta con la 'caja B' del PP |url=http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2018/06/02/5b1254b9468aeb1a6d8b460e.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=El Mundo |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Muere a los 90 años el extesorero del PP Álvaro Lapuerta |url=https://www.vozpopuli.com/espana/Muere-Alvaro-Lapuerta-PP_0_1141385959.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=Voz Populi |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}}
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Category:Members of the Cortes Españolas
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Category:Members of the 1st Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Category:Members of the 2nd Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Category:Members of the 3rd Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Category:Members of the 4th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Category:Members of the 5th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Category:Members of the 6th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Category:Members of the 7th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
Category:People's Party (Spain) politicians