What is Carlos Dívar?
[[File:Divarcarlos.jpg|thumb|Carlos Dívar]] '''José Carlos Dívar Blanco''' (December 31, 1941 – November 11, 2017) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] government official. He was born in [[Málaga]], Spain. He was President of the [[General Council of the Judiciary]] and the [[Supreme Court of Spain|Supreme Court]] from September 2008 to June 2012. He was the President of the National Court from 2001 to 2008. He resigned in June 2012 when it was uncovered a scandal of alleged misappropriation of public funds.<ref>[http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20120613/supremo-rechaza-querella-divar-viajes-marbella-pleno-cgpj/535122.shtml El Supremo rechaza la querella por los viajes de Dívar y cinco vocales piden su dimisión] {{in lang|es}}</ref><ref>[http://www.aragon2.com/n-19556-502-fiscalia_indicios_delito_viajes_Divar]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Dívar died of [[pulmonary edema]] in [[Madrid]] on November 11, 2017 at the age of 75.<ref>[http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20171111/432793291211/muere-carlos-divar.html Muere el expresidente del Tribunal Supremo Carlos Dívar] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Divar, Carlos}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pulmonary edema]] [[Category:Spanish judges]] [[Category:Spanish civil servants]]