Pascual Tomás Taengua (1893 – 4 May 1972) was a Spanish socialist leader. He was a main leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in Spain.
Born in Valencia, Pascual was the son of a worker who left school at the age of 8 and joined the Valencian Socialist Association at the age of 15 and the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) at the age of 21. After the Spanish Civil War he took refuge in France
Between the years of 1944 and 1968 he was General Secretary of the UGT and leader of the PSOE between 1964 and 1967. He resigned as a General Secretary of the UGT in 1968 due to health issues
Pascual died in Valencia on 4 May 1972.
References
- ^ Carme R. Ramon Tomàs. "Pascual Tomás Taengua | Alfons el Magnànim". Institució Alfons el Magnànim. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
| Preceded byVacant | President of Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) 1964–1967 |
Succeeded byRamón Rubial |