Background
Ordonez, Francisco Fernandez was born on June 22, 1930 in Madrid.
Ordonez, Francisco Fernandez was born on June 22, 1930 in Madrid.
Bachelor of Laws, University Madrid, 1952. Diploma international tax program, Harvard University, 1967.
Member corps state tax lawyers, Spain, 1954-1959. Member corps state finance and taxation inspectors Spain, 1959-1969. Technology secretary-general Ministry of Finance, Spain, 1969-1973, under secretary finance economy, 1973-1974.
President National Institute Industry, Spain, 1974. Founder, president Federation Social Democrat Parties, 1974-1977. Minister of Finance, 1977-1979, minister of justice, 1980-1981.
Chairman board directors Banco Exterior de Espana, 1982-1983. Founder Democratic Action Party, 1982, member Parliament for Madrid, minister foreign affairs, 1985-1992. Sub-director Institute Fiscal Studies.
Director studies Centre Tax Studies. President Spanish delegate OCED, 1969-1973. Spanish representative General Agreement of Tariff and Trades, International Monetary Fund, European Economic Community, numerous other international committees.
Member International Committee of Twenty for Monetary Reform. Member Committee of Nine.
After graduation, Ordóñez joined the ministry of economy in 1959, becoming the assistant secretary in 1973 and president of the National Institute of Industry in 1974, but resigned the same year for political reasons. In 1977, his party joined the larger Union of the Democratic Centre (University College Dublin), led by Adolfo Suárez, serving under him as the finance minister from 1977 until 1980, and then as the minister of justice, in which position he legalized divorce. He then joined the Spanish Socialist Workers" Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party)), becoming one of its deputies in the Cortes Generales when it won the general election of 28 October 1982.
Married Maria Paz Garcia Mayo.