Raúl López del Castillo

For other people named Raúl López, see Raúl López (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is del Castillo.

Raúl López del Castillo (1893 in Cuba – 24 July 1963 in Miami, Florida, USA^[1]) was a Cuban lawyer and government official.

Lopez was the Prime Minister of Cuba from May 1, 1947 to October 10, 1948 during the presidency of Ramon Grau. Previously he served as Under-Secretary of the Treasury (1944–1946).^[2] He was a member of the Cuban Revolutianary Party (Partido Auténtico).

He wrote several law books in both English and Spanish.^[3] He was married to Sofia de la Hoya. They had two children: Sophie and Raul Jr.

References

1. The Miami News; Rites for Cuba's Ex Prime Minister; July 27, 1963.
2. The Miami News; Rites for Cuba's Ex Prime Minister; July 27, 1963.
3. Suchlicki, Jaime; Historical Dictionary of Cuba:Edition 2; Scarecrow Press, (2001); ISBN 978-0-8108-3779-9

• Otero, Juan Joaquin (1954). Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economia, La Politica, La Historia, La Docencia, Y El Progreso General De La Nacion Cubana - Edicion Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la Republica de Cuba, 1902-1952. (Spanish)

Political offices
Preceded by Carlos Prío Socarrás	Prime Minister of Cuba 1946 - 1948	Succeeded by Manuel Antonio de Varona y Loredo