Luciano Pérez de Acevedo Amo

Luciano Pérez de Acevedo Amo (31 March 1943 – 8 August 2021) was a Spanish politician and lawyer. He served as President of the from 1979 to 1983.

Biography Acevedo was the son of lawyer Luciano Pérez de Acevedo Ortega, who served as Secretary-General of Diputación de Badajoz from 1941 to 1973. Born in Badajoz, he moved to Madrid, where he earned a law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid. He began practicing law in 1965, working in one of the most prestigious law firms in Extremadura. He was married and had four children.

In 1974, Acevedo entered politics, co-founding the Sociedad de Estudios Libra, which was the predecessor of the Federation of Democratic and Liberal Parties. He then joined the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), participating in the party's first democratic election. In 1977, he was appointed governmental delegate to the and was subsequently involved with drafting the . He was the first President of the , serving from 1979 to 1983.