Francisco Gómez de Llano

Francisco Gómez de Llano (1896–1970) was a Spanish politician and diplomat.

[1] After earning a Licentiate degree in Law at the University of Madrid, he joined the elite State Lawyers Corps.

[6] With a political profile described as one of a "technocrat"[3] and not substantially involved with Falangism, Gómez de Llano sometimes clashed with his Falangist peers at the Council of Ministers.

[7] Appointed as Ambassador to the Holy See in 1957,[2] he served in the diplomatic mission in the Vatican until 1962, when he was replaced by José María Doussinague.

[8] Later in his life, he served as Chairman of the Banco Hipotecario de España [es] (BHE).