Luis Carrero Blanco

Prime Minister of Spain

4 March 1904 Santoña, Spain

20 December 1973(1973-12-20) (69) Madrid, Spain

9 June 1973 – 20 December 1973

This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (November 2019 ) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Carrero and the second or maternal family name is Blanco. The Most Excellent Luis Carrero BlancoPrime Minister of SpainIn office 9 June 1973 – 20 December 1973DeputyTorcuato Fernández-MirandaLeaderFrancisco FrancoPreceded by Francisco Franco (Head of State) Succeeded by Torcuato Fernández-Miranda (acting) Deputy Prime Minister of SpainIn office 22 September 1967 – 9 June 1973LeaderFrancisco FrancoPreceded by Agustín Muñoz GrandesSucceeded by Torcuato Fernández-MirandaUndersecretary of the PresidencyIn office 5 May 1941 – 9 June 1973Nominated by Francisco FrancoPreceded by Valentín Galarza MoranteSucceeded by José María GamazoMember of the Cortes EspañolasIn office 16 March 1943 – 24 March 1946Nominated by Francisco Franco Personal detailsBornLuis Carrero Blanco (1904-03-04 ) 4 March 1904 Santoña, SpainDied20 December 1973(1973-12-20) (aged 69) Madrid, SpainCause of deathCar bombResting placeMingorrubio Cemetery, El Pardo, MadridNationalitySpanishPolitical partyFET y de las JONSSpouse(s)María del Carmen Pichot y Villa (1929–1973)Children5SignatureMilitary serviceAllegiance Spain (1918–1973) Nationalist faction (1936–1939) Branch/serviceSpanish NavyYears of service1918–1973RankAdmiralBattles/wars Rif War Spanish Civil War Luis Carrero Blanco (4 March 1904 – 20 December 1973) was a Spanish Navy officer and politician, who served as Prime Minister from June 1973 until his assassination in December of that year. He participated in the Rif War, and later the Spanish Civil War, in which he supported the Nationalist faction. Carrero Blanco, a long-time confidant and right-hand man of Francisco Franco, was one of the most prominent figures in the fascist Francoist dictatorship's power structure, holding throughout his career a number of high-ranking offices such as those of Undersecretary of the Presidency from 1941 to 1967 and Franco's deputy from 1967 to 1973. He also was the main drafter behind the 1947 Law of Succession to the Headship of the State. Carrero ended up succeeding the Spanish dictator Franco as head of government in June 1973. Shortly after his ascension to the premiership Carrero Blanco was assassinated in a roadside bombing on 20 December 1973 by the armed Basque nationalist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) while returning from Mass in his car. He was posthumously awarded the nobiliary title of Duke of Carrero Blanco.