Cristóbal Montoro
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Cristóbal Montoro | |
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| Minister of the Treasury and Public Function | |
| In office 22 December 2011 – 1 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Mariano Rajoy |
| Preceded by | Elena Salgado |
| Succeeded by | María Jesús Montero Treasury Meritxell Batet Public Function |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 28 April 2000 – 17 April 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | José María Aznar |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Rato |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Solbes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1950 Cambil, Spain |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Madrid |
Cristóbal Ricardo Montoro Romero (born 28 July 1950 in Cambil) is a Spanish People's Party politician. He served as Minister of the Treasury and Public Administrations of Spain since 22 December 2011 until 1 June 2018, when a vote of no-confidence against Mariano Rajoy outsed the government.[1] His ministry was re-structured on 2016 and the competences on Public Administratios were given to the Vicepresident, and now his office is called Minister of the Treasury and Public Function
He was a Member of the European Parliament for the People's Party, part of the European People's Party, and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. He has represented Madrid in the Spanish Congress since 1993.
He was a substitute for the Committee on Budgets, a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community and a substitute for the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
He was appointed Minister of Finance by José María Aznar in April 2000, but he had to abandon the post in April 2004 when his party lost the elections.[2]
Education
- 1973: Graduate in Economics from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM)
- 1981: Doctor in economics (UAM)
Career
- 1982-1988: Assistant lecturer in public finance (UAM, 1973–1982) and Deputy professor
- since 1989: Professor of public finance at the University of Cantabria
- Economist and director of studies
- 1996-2000: Member of the Boards of Directors of Telefónica, Iberia, Endesa and SEPI
- since 1999: Member of the National Executive Committee of the PP
- 1993-1996, 2000-2004, 2008-present: Member of the Congress of Deputies.
- 1996-2000: Secretary of State for the Economy
- 1996-2000: Spain's representative to various economic and financial organisations
- 2000-2004: Minister of the Treasury
- 2011-2016: Minister of the Treasury and Public Administrations
- 2016–2018: Minister of the Treasury and Public Function
Decorations
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Cristóbal Montoro, Ministro de Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas" [Cristobal Montoro Minister of Finance and Public Administrations] (PDF) (in Spanish). Spanish Official Gazette. 2011-12-22.
- ^ "Biografía de Cristóbal Montoro" [Cristobal Montoro Biography] (in Spanish). Buscabiografías. 2012-03-17.
- ^ "Boletín Oficial del Estado". boe.es. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
External links
- Personal profile of Cristóbal Montoro in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Spanish)
- Biography at Spanish Congress site
- 1950 births
- Government ministers of Spain
- Living people
- Members of the fifth Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the sixth Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the seventh Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the eighth Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Members of the ninth Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- MEPs for Spain 2004–09
- People's Party (Spain) MEPs
- People from Jaén, Spain
- Spanish Ministers of Economy and Finance
- University of Cantabria faculty
- Members of the 12th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic