Miguel Maura Gamazo (13 December 1887 – 3 July 1971) was a Spanish politician who served as the minister of interior in 1931 being the first politician to hold the post in the Second Spanish Republic.

[3] In April 1931 he was made a member of the Republican Revolutionary Committee and also, was appointed minister of interior in the provisional government.

[1][5] Maura and the Prime Minister Niceto Alcalá-Zamora resigned from the office on 14 October that year.

[2] Maura left Spain after the civil war and went into exile in Paris.

[7] While in exile he met José Antonio de Sangróniz who was serving as the representative of the Spanish ruler, Francisco Franco, to form a transitional government of national unity in 1944.