Fernando Herrero Tejedor

Fernando Herrero Tejedor (1920–1975) was a Spanish jurist and politician who was a member of the FET y de las JONS (FET), the ruling party of the Francoist Spain, as well as of the Opus Dei. He served as the minister-secretaries general of the movement between March and June 1975. He died in a car accident while serving in the post.

Early life and education Herrero was born in Castellón de la Plana on 30 September 1920. His father was a military officer. Herrero joined the Spanish civil war, and after the war he became a member of the FET. He was made a member of the FET's national delegation of provinces in 1957.

In October 1964, as deputy secretary general of the FET, he delivered a major address in Barcelona in which he argued for a more flexible posture toward communism, framed Spain as pursuing a "fourth position" distinct from both capitalism and Soviet Marxism, and endorsed the Falange press's support for expanding trade and cultural ties with Cuba.

On 5 March 1975 he was appointed secretary general of the movement to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Arias Navarro replacing Utrera Molina in the post.

Personal life and death One of his children was Fernando Herrero-Tejedor Algar (1949–2014) who was also a jurist. His another son, Luis Herrero, is a journalist and a former Member of the European Parliament for Spain.

On 12 June 1975 Herrero died in a traffic accident near Adanero near Ávila.