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Pedro Solbes

Pedro Solbes
Second Vice-President of the Government, Minister of Finance, Spain

Born August 31 1942, Pinoso (Alicante)

Education

  • Doctorate in Political Sciences, University of Madrid
  • Bachelor of Law, University of Madrid
  • Diploma in European Economics, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Professional Career

  • 1968 - Civil servant, Ministry of Foreign Trade
  • 1973 - Commercial counsellor, Spanish Mission to the European Community
  • 1978 - Special adviser to Minister for Relations with the European Community
  • 1979-1982 - Director general of Commercial Policy, Ministry of Economics and Trade
  • 1982-1985 - General secretary, Ministry of Economics and Finance. Member of task force for Spanish accession negotiations to the European Community
  • 1985 - Secretary of State for Relations with the EC
  • 1989 - President of Internal Market Council during the first Spanish Presidency of the EC
  • 1991-1993 - Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
  • 1993-1996 - Minister of Economics and Finance
  • 1995 - President of Ecofin Council during the Spanish Presidency of the EU
  • 1996 - Member of the Spanish Parliament
  • 1996 - President, Joint Committee of the Spanish Parliament on the European Union
  • September 1999 - Member of the European Commission, Economic & Monetary Affairs
  • Since April 2004 - Second Vice-President and Minister of Economy and Finance

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2007: Innovation, Growth and Equity

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