José María Maravall Herrero

Who is José María Maravall Herrero?

José María Maravall Herrero is a Spanish academic and politician of the Spanish Socialist Party. Maravall was Spanish Minister of Education and Science between 1982 and 1988, and was elected to the Spanish Parliament in 1986, representing Valencia Province. Maravall eventually returned to academic life, where he has continued his study of politics. As of 2010, he serves on the Advisory Council of the Juan March Institute, is a Professor of Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid, an Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Maravall holds doctorates from both the Complutense University of Madrid and Oxford, as well as an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Warwick. He has been a Research Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Warwick. He is a "Commandeur de l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques" in France and has won the National Award for Political Science and Sociology in Spain.