Julio Anguita

Julio Anguita
Coordinator of United Left
In office 1 November 1989 – 29 October 2000
Preceded by	Gerardo Iglesias
Succeeded by	Gaspar Llamazares
Secretary General of the Communist Party of Spain
In office 21 February 1988 – 7 December 1998
Preceded by	Gerardo Iglesias
Succeeded by	Francisco Frutos
Mayor of Córdoba
In office 18 April 1979 – 1 February 1986
Preceded by	Antonio Alarcón Constant
Succeeded by	Herminio Trigo
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office 21 November 1989 – 5 April 2000
Constituency	Madrid
Member of the Parliament of Andalusia
In office 22 June 1986 – 21 November 1989
Constituency	Córdoba
Personal details
Born	(1941-11-21)21 November 1941 Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain
Died	16 May 2020(2020-05-16) (aged 78) Córdoba, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Political party	PCE (1972–2020) IU (1986–2020)
Children	Julio Anguita Parrado (1971–2003) Ana Anguita Parrado
Alma mater	University of Barcelona
Occupation	Politician, teacher
Nickname(s)	El califa rojo

Julio Anguita González (21 November 1941 – 16 May 2020) was a Spanish Communist politician. He was born in Fuengirola, Spain.

Anguita was Secretary General of the Communist Party from 1988 to 1998. He was also Mayor of Córdoba from 1979 to 1986. From 1989 to 2000, he was a Congressional Deputy and Coordinator of United Left.

Anguita died on 16 May 2020 in Córdoba of a heart attack, aged 78.