José Joaquín Puig de la Bellacasa | |
|---|---|
| Secretary General of the Spanish Royal Household | |
| In office 19 January 1990 – 27 February 1991 | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Preceded by | Sabino Fernández Campo |
| Succeeded by | Joel Casino Gimeno |
| Member of the Spanish Council of State | |
| In office 1997–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ricardo Díez-Hochleitner Rodríguez 5 June 1931 Bilbao, Spain |
| Died | 20 April 2021 (aged 89) Madrid, Spain |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
José Joaquín Puig de la Bellacasa y Urdampilleta (5 June 1931 – 20 April 2021[1]) was a Spanish diplomat and civil servant.
Early life and education
Bellacasa attended the Complutense University of Madrid.
Career
He served as the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs from 1978 to 1980. Between 1980 and 1983, he was the Spanish Ambassador to the Holy See and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, from 1983 and 1990 to the United Kingdom and from 1991 to 1995 to Portugal.
He was named Secretary-General of the Spanish Royal Household, office he held until 1991.
Death
He died from COVID-19 on 20 April 2021, at the age of 89.[2]
References
- ↑ Cacho, Jesús (21 April 2021). "La segunda muerte de José Joaquín Puig de la Bellacasa". Vozpópuli (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ↑ "Fallece el diplomático Puig de la Bellacasa, ex secretario general de la Casa del Rey". abc (in Spanish). 2021-04-20. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
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