José Luis García Ferrero (30 November 1929 – 28 July 2020) was a Spanish veterinarian and politician.
A native of Fuensalida born on 30 November 1929, García Ferrero studied veterinary science at the Complutense University of Madrid.
From February 1968, « Orden por la que se nombra Subdirector general de Profilaxis e Higiene Pecuaria a don José Luis García Ferrero. », Boletín Oficial del Estado, published 17 February 1968 García Ferrero was deputy director in charge of preventative healthcare and hygiene for livestock, and was appointed leader of a regional laboratory affiliated with the Animal Health Center in December 1971. « Orden por la que se nombra Director del Laboratorio Pecuario Regional del Centro a don José Luis García Ferrero. », Boletín Oficial del Estado, published 3 December 1971 He was named director-general of agricultural industry in July 1976, « Real Decreto 1744/1976, de 23 de julio, por el que se nombra Director general de Industrias Agrarias a don José Luis García Ferrero. », Boletín Oficial del Estado, published 24 July 1976 and appointed director-general of agricultural production in March 1978. « Real Decreto por el que se nombra Director general de la Producción Agraria a don José Luis García Ferrero. », Boletín Oficial del Estado, published 3 March 1978 From October 1980, « Real Decreto 1983/1980, de 3 de octubre, por el que se nombra Subsecretario de Agricultura a don José Luis García Ferrero. », Boletín Oficial del Estado, published 6 October 1980 García Ferrero was deputy agriculture minister. « El ingreso de José Luis Álvarez en el PDP es inminente », ABC, Published 13 September 1982 Conservation was added to his portfolio in December 1981. « Real Decreto 2990/1981, de 18 de diciembre, por el que se nombra Subsecretario de Agricultura y Conservación de la Naturaleza a don José Luis García Ferrero. », Boletín Oficial del Estado, published 18 December 1981 García Ferrero was appointed head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on 13 September 1982, succeeding José Luis Álvarez, who left the Calvo-Sotelo Government for the People's Democratic Party. After the government was voted out of office, García Ferrero worked for a private agricultural company. García Ferrero's tenure as a government minister was the shortest following the Spanish transition to democracy, until Màxim Huerta's tenure in the Sánchez I Government.
García Ferrero died at the age of 90 on 28 July 2020.
Awards Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1970) Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1982) Gold Medal of the Spanish College of Veterinarians (2007) Medal of the Order of Constitutional Merit (2011)
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