José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1891

Place of Birth: Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 09-Jun-1963

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

José Félix de Lequerica y Erquiza (30 January 1891 in Bilbao, Spain – 9 June 1963) was a Spanish lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1944 and 1945. He had previously served as mayor of Bilbao between 1938 and 1939, and ambassador to France between 1939 and 1944.
He went on to serve as ambassador to the United States between 1951 and 1954, and as Spain's permanent representative to the United Nations between 1956 and 1963.