Trifón Gómez(1889–1955) was a Spanish socialist politician who served at the Parliament and was one of the leaders of theSocialist Workers' Party(PSOE).
Trifón Gómez | |
|---|---|
| President of theSpanish Socialist Workers' Party | |
| In office April 1951 – 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Indalecio Prieto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Trifón Gómez San José 3 July 1889 Zaratán,Spain |
| Died | 8 May 1955(aged 65) Mexico City,Mexico |
Early life and education
editGómez was born inZaratánnearValladolidon 3 July 1889.[1]He studied at the Escuela de Huérfanos Ferroviarios in Valladolid, and began working as an apprentice turner at the age of 15 in the railway workshops inPisuerga.[1]At the same time, he attended the School of Arts and Crafts and graduated as a mechanical expert.[1]
Career and activities
editIn 1909 Gómez joined theGeneral Union of Workers(UGT) and the Socialist Association in Valladolid.[1]From 1915 he worked as the secretary of the Northern Railway Union which organized a general strike of August 1917.[1]Then he was forced to go into exile in Paris where he stayed until September 1918.[1]Following his return to Spain he settled in Madrid and joined the Madrid Socialist Association.[1]He was also a member of the Institute of Social Reforms and during the rule ofMiguel Primo de Riverawas a substitute socialist representative in its joint committees.[1]
He became a member of the PSOE and was part of the right-wing faction.[2]In the elections of April 1931 he was elected councilor of the Madrid City Council and was appointed deputy mayor of the district of La Inclusa.[1]In the general elections in 1931 and 1933, he was elected as a deputy representing Madrid.[1]When thecivil warbroke out, he was in charge of the department of supplies of the Madrid City Council and in 1937 he was appointed its general director.[1]
Exile and death
editAt the end of the civil war Gómez went into exile in France.[1]There he reorganized the thousands of UGT members who also left Spain.[3]The first congress of the UGT of Spain in exile was held in November 1944, and he was elected president of the UGT which he held until 1955.[3]Gómez was elected as PSOE president in the congress held between 31 March and 1 April 1951.[4]He replacedIndalecio Prietoin the post.[4]
Gómez died in Mexico City on 8 May 1955.[1]
References
edit- ^abcdefghijklm"Trifón Gómez San José"(in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.Retrieved24 March2022.
- ^Abel Paz(2007).Durruti in the Spanish Revolution.Oakland, CA; Edinburgh: AK Press. p. 325.ISBN978-1-904859-50-5.
- ^ab"Trifón Gómez San José"(in Spanish). UGT.Retrieved24 March2022.
- ^abPaul Preston(1988)."The decline and resurgence of the Spanish Socialist Party during the Franco regime"(PDF).European History Quarterly.18(2): 216.doi:10.1177/026569148801800204.S2CID145142676.
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