Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo
74th President of the Government of Spain 2nd of Democratic Spain (since 1977)
In office February 25, 1981 – December 1, 1982
Vice President(s)	Rodolfo Martín Villa (1981-1982) Juan Antonio García Díez (1982)
Preceded by	Adolfo Suárez González
Succeeded by	Felipe González Márquez
Second Vice President of the Government of Spain
In office September 9, 1980 – February 25, 1981
President	Adolfo Suárez González
Preceded by	Fernando Abril Martorell
Succeeded by	Juan Antonio García Díez
Minister of Public Works
In office July 4, 1976 – 1976
President	Adolfo Suárez González
Preceded by	Antonio Valdés González-Roldán
Succeeded by	Carlos Pérez de Bricio Olarriaga (acting)
Born	April 14 1926 (1926--) (age 81) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spain
Political party	UCD
Spouse	Pilar Ibáñez-Martín Mellado

Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo, Marquess of Ría de Ribadeo (Don Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo, Marqués de la Ría de Ribadeo) (born April 14, 1926, Madrid) was a Spanish political figure and President of the Spanish government during Spain's period of transition after the end of Francisco Franco's regime.

He was president of RENFE (Spanish national company of railroads) in 1967–1968 and was solicitor in the Cortes in representation of the industrialists of the Union of Chemical Industries (1971). He was Minister of Commerce in the first government of the Monarchy (December 1975 – July 1976) and held various posts in the governments of Adolfo Suárez. After the resignation of Suárez, he was supposed to be appointed Prime Minister (Presidente del Gobierno) on February 23, 1981 in a session of the Congress of Deputies interrupted by an attempted coup (23-F). After the failed coup, he served as Prime minister until 1982. He was succeeded by the socialist Felipe González.

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