Miquel Clar Lladó

Miquel Clar Lladó
Lladó in 2015
Member of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands
In office
14 March 1984 – 14 April 1987
Preceded byElected position created
Succeeded byPedro Pablo Marrero Henning
ConstituencyMallorca
Mayor of Llucmajor
In office
3 April 1979 – 8 May 1983
Preceded byGabriel Ramon Julià
Succeeded byAntoni Zanoguera Rubí
Personal details
Born(1938-08-12)12 August 1938
Llucmajor, Mallorca, Spain
Died17 February 2026(2026-02-17) (aged 87)
Llucmajor, Mallorca, Spain
PartyMajorcan Union (after 1984)
Other political
affiliations
UCD (before 1983)
ProfessionBusinessman

Miquel Clar Lladó (8 December 1938 – 17 February 2026) was a Spanish politician and businessman in Mallorca. In 1979, Clar became the first democratically elected mayor of Llucmajor following the end of Franco dictatorship, serving in that office until 1983.[1] He was then elected to the Parliament of the Balearic Islands from 1984 until 1987 as a member of the former Majorcan Union (UM) party.[1][2][3]

Life and career

Clar was born in Llucmajor on 8 December 1938.[1] He spent his early career as an entrepreneur and businessman on his home island of Mallorca.[1] In 1962, Clar opened the first gas station in Llucmajor.[3] Two years later, he began distributing diesel for Balear Oil SL and oil and automotive lubricants for LubriMallorca S.L.[3]

He joined the Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) in the 1970s during the Spanish transition to democracy following the death of Francisco Franco.[1] He was selected as lead UCD candidate in the 1979 Llucmajor municipal elections and became the first democratically elected Mayor of Llucmajor since the end of the Franco dictatorship.[1] Clar served as mayor from April 1979 until May 1983. During his tenure, Clar oversaw the construction of the town's sports center and retirement home.[1] He also updated Llucmajor's General Urban Development Plan and was seen a proponent of the municipality's development.[1] He served as mayor until 1983 and stepped down from the Llucmajor City Council in 1984 to run for a seat in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands.[1]

Clar ran for the first Parliament of the Balearic Islands in the 1983 Balearic regional election as a member of the Majorcan Union.[1] He was one of six Majorcan Union party candidates in to be elected to the Balearic Islands parliament.[1] He served one term from 1984 until 1987.

Clar Lladó died on 17 February 2026, at the age of 87.[1][2] His funeral was held at the Sant Miquel de Llucmajor Catholic Church on 18 February.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Boix, Arnau (2026-02-17). "Mor Miquel Clar Lladó, el primer batlle de Llucmajor després de la dictadura". El Punt Avui. Archived from the original on 2026-02-22. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  2. ^ a b "Fallece Miquel Clar Lladó, primer alcalde de Llucmajor en democracia". Canal 4 Diario. 2026-02-18. Archived from the original on 2026-02-22. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
  3. ^ a b c d "Fallece el empresario del sector de las gasolineras y expolítico Miquel Clar". Última Hora (Spain). 2026-02-17. Archived from the original on 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-02-22.