José Maldonado González (12 November 1900, in Tineo, Asturias – 11 February 1985, in Oviedo)[1] was the last president of the Spanish Republican government in Exile.
Elected in the 1936 Spanish general election as a deputy for Oviedo province, he was a member of the Republican Left party, which formed part of the Popular Front.
At a more practical level, Maldonado lived in Paris and held a variety of teaching jobs.
In 1970 he succeeded Luis Jiménez de Asúa as President of the Republic in exile.
In 1977 he recognized the elections in Spain and agreed on the Republic in exile ceasing international relations and disband, as agreed with president José López Portillo of Mexico.