Pedro Marín Uribe
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Pedro L. Marín Uribe is a spanish economist and professor at the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid. Since April 2008 he assumed the role of Secretary of State for Energy (Spain).
Education
Degree in Economics and Business, Universidad of Valencia, 1988 and Master in Economics at the London School of Economics, in where he received a Doctorate in Economics (1995).
Career
In 1996 he won a position as Professor in the Department of Economics, Universidad Carlos III of Madrid, where, at various stages, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, Associate Dean for the Master in Economics, Economics Laboratory Director Industrial, Deputy Director of Master in Industrial Economics and Head of Competition Policy at the University Institute of Law and Economics.
In May 2004 he was appointed General Director of the Department of Welfare Society of the Economic Office of the Prime Minister of Spain, from where he coordinated and supervised the micro-economic policy on health, environment, energy, industrial policy, R & D + i , competition policy, infrastructure, transport, agriculture and water.
In May 2008 the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade Miguel Sebastian announced his appointment as General Secretary of Energy, with the objective to "continue the development of renewables, improving energy efficiency and ensure supply." In 2009, the General Secretariat was promoted to Secretary of State for Energy. From his position he directed the energy liberalization process in Spain, he promoted regulation for renewable energy pioneer, establishing binding targets for biofuels. In 2010 he chaired the Council of Energy during the Spanish Presidency of the European Union.
Academic work
Among his analytical work include his studies on competition policy and market structure in regulated sectors such as energy, aviation and maritime transport, chemicals, tourism and pharmaceuticals as well as articles on research and development. He has published its findings in several books and international magazines such as Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Industrial Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Research Policy and Energy Policy, among others.