[3] His political career began when he was appointed Councillor by the Partido Popular on April 21, 1997, succeeding Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla who went on to serve as Deputy to the Regional Government of Andalusia.
He was killed at 9:40 p.m. on Saturday July 15, 2000 outside his home while travelling by official car to go to a local speech called the Proclamation of the Biznaga.
While the family was getting into the official car, the terrorist Igor Solana Matarran, who had been waiting for more than one hour for their departure, shot at him six times.
[4] The next day his body was laid in state in Malaga's City Hall, and the citizens carried out a protest against violence and terrorism.
[5] Igor Solana and Harriet Iragi were arrested in Seville three months later after murdering Colonel Antonio Muñoz Cariñanos.