Josep Tomàs i Piera
Josep Tomàs i Piera (Spanish: José Tomás Piera, 6 August 1900 – 9 January 1976) was a Spanish lawyer and politician. He became active in politics, and was elected to the Spanish legislature in 1933 on the platform of the Republican Left of Catalonia. During the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) he was briefly Minister of Labor, Health and Social Welfare in the first government of Francisco Largo Caballero, before being made Spanish consul in Montreal, Canada. After the war he lived in exile in Mexico, where he was a leader of the Catalan community.
Josep Tomàs i Piera | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Labor, Health and Social Welfare | |
| In office 4 September 1936 – 4 November 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Lluhí |
| Succeeded by | Anastasio de Gracia (Labor and Planning) Federica Montseny (Health and Social Policy) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1900 Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | 9 January 1976 (aged 75) Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
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