Jesús Hernández Tomás
Jesús Hernández Tomás (1907 – 11 January 1971) was a Spanish communist leader. During the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) he was Minister of Education and Fine Arts, then Minister of Education and Health. After the war he went into exile in Oran, Moscow and then Mexico. He was expelled from the party in 1944 for disloyalty to the leadership, and purged from the official history of the party after writing a book in 1953 critical of the Stalinist role in the Civil War.
Jesús Hernández Tomás | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education and Fine Arts | |
| In office 4 September 1936 – 17 May 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Barnés Salinas |
| Succeeded by | Segundo Blanco |
| Minister of Education and Health | |
| In office 17 May 1937 – 5 April 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Federica Montseny (Health) |
| Succeeded by | Segundo Blanco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907 Murcia |
| Died | 11 January 1971 Mexico |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Politician |
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