Emérito Bono Martínez
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Emérito Bono Martínez (Sagunto
, Spain
, 1940) is a Spanish
academic and politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE), although he previously belonged to the Communist Party of Spain (PCE).
Married with three children, Bono graduated in Economic Science at the University of Barcelona
. He joined the PCE in 1966 while at the same time maintaining his link with the Roman Catholic Church. During the dictatorship of Francisco Franco
he worked for the restoration of democracy in his native Valencian Community
.
At the 1977 General Election
he headed the PCE list in Valencia Province
and was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies. He was re-elected in the subsequent election in 1979
.
From April to June 1978 he was Minister for Transport and Social Welfare in the pre-autonomous Government of the Valencian Community, which was responsible for local affairs in the Valencian region prior to full devolution of powers. He also sat on Valencia city council from 1983 to 1987.
From 1984 to 1986 he was Vice-rector of the University of Valencia where he lectured in politics and economics.
In 1989 he left the PCE and joined the PCE and in September of that year he was named Minister for Public Administration in the Valencia region by the Valencian President Joan Lerma
. He held that position until July 1993 when he became Environment Minister in Valencia region, retaining that position until the PSOE defeat in the 1995 Valencian elections
.
His son, Ferrán Bono
was elected for Valencia as a PSOE member in the 2004 General Election and 2008 General Elections.
Sagunto
Sagunto or Sagunt is an ancient city in Eastern Spain, in the modern fertile comarca of Camp de Morvedre in the province of Valencia. It is located in a hilly site, c. 30 km north of Valencia, close to the Costa del Azahar on the Mediterranean Sea...
, Spain
Spain
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, 1940) is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
academic and politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE), although he previously belonged to the Communist Party of Spain (PCE).
Married with three children, Bono graduated in Economic Science at the University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
. He joined the PCE in 1966 while at the same time maintaining his link with the Roman Catholic Church. During the dictatorship of Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
he worked for the restoration of democracy in his native Valencian Community
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
.
At the 1977 General Election
Spanish general election, 1977
The Spanish general election of 1977 took place on 15 June 1977. It was the first election since the death of Francisco Franco.Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The elections were held using closed list proportional representation in 52 electoral districts...
he headed the PCE list in Valencia Province
Valencia (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Valencia is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is the third largest district in Congress in terms of the numbers of deputies elected, as it elects sixteen deputies out of the total...
and was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies. He was re-elected in the subsequent election in 1979
Spanish general election, 1979
General elections were held in Spain on 1 March 1979.-References:* *...
.
From April to June 1978 he was Minister for Transport and Social Welfare in the pre-autonomous Government of the Valencian Community, which was responsible for local affairs in the Valencian region prior to full devolution of powers. He also sat on Valencia city council from 1983 to 1987.
From 1984 to 1986 he was Vice-rector of the University of Valencia where he lectured in politics and economics.
In 1989 he left the PCE and joined the PCE and in September of that year he was named Minister for Public Administration in the Valencia region by the Valencian President Joan Lerma
Joan Lerma
Joan Lerma i Blasco is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , who served as the first democratically elected President of the Valencian Community since the restoration of democracy in the 1970s....
. He held that position until July 1993 when he became Environment Minister in Valencia region, retaining that position until the PSOE defeat in the 1995 Valencian elections
Elections to the Corts Valencianes, 1995
The Elections to the Corts Valencianes, 1995 were the fourth democratic elections to the Corts Valencianes, the Valencian regional parliament, since the Spanish transition to democracy and were held on 28 May of that year...
.
His son, Ferrán Bono
Ferrán Bono
Ferrán Bono Ara is a Spanish journalist and politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party .Bono comes from a political family as he is the son of Emérito Bono Martínez, a former Communist deputy for Valencia province. Unmarried, but a father of two daughters, Bono worked as a journalist...
was elected for Valencia as a PSOE member in the 2004 General Election and 2008 General Elections.
Spanish general election, 2008
Legislative elections for the Spanish Cortes Generales were held on March 9, 2008. The elections were for 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies, and the 208 directly elected seats in the upper house, the Senate, determining the Prime Minister of Spain...
Published works
- La Banca al País Valencià (1973)
- Trasvase del Ebro y Comunidad Valenciana (2005)
- http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Gz6W58dpRD4C&pg=PA608&lpg=PA608&dq=emerit+bono+martinez&source=bl&ots=_rpGSK7O82&sig=9lbi6ZCXpv8FEuC39gR0E6BNM0I&hl=en&ei=X-wETLHdHI7EOMDX7IUF&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=falseChapter 24:Spanish regional and environmental policy, Economía y política regional en España ante la Europa del siglo XXI By José María Mella Márquez]