Juan Manuel Eguiagaray | |
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![]() Manuel Eguiagaray in 1991 | |
Minister of Industry and Energy | |
In office 1993–1996 | |
Prime Minister | Felipe González Márquez |
Preceded by | Claudio Aranzadi |
Succeeded by | Josep Piqué |
Minister for Public Administration | |
In office 1991–1993 | |
Prime Minister | Felipe González Márquez |
Preceded by | Joaquín Almunia |
Personal details | |
Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Bilbao |
Nationality | Spanish |
Political party | PSOE |
Alma mater | University of Deusto |
Juan Manuel Eguiagaray (born 1945) is a Spanish economist, academic, businessman and retired politician. He served as the minister of industry and energy from 1993 to 1996.
Early life and education
[edit]Eguiagaray was born into a family of Basque origin in Bilbao in 1945.[1][2] He received degrees in economics and law from the University of Deusto in Bilbao[3] and holds a PhD degree in economics.[1]
Career
[edit]From 1970 to 1982 Eguiagaray taught economics at the University of Deusto.[4] In the 1970s he entered politics and became a member of the PSOE.[1] He was also named a member of the PSOE's executive committee.[5] He was elected to the Spanish Parliament,[1] representing Murcia province. He was named the minister for public administration in 1991 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Felipe Gonzales replacing Joaquín Almunia in the post.[6] He served in the post until 1993 when he was appointed minister for industry and energy in a cabinet reshuffle[7] and replaced Claudio Aranzadi in the post.[8] Eguiagaray was in office until 1996[1] and retired from politics in 2001.[4]
After leaving politics, Eguiagaray returned to teaching. He taught macroeconomics and applied economics, and was an associate professor at Carlos III University in Madrid until 30 September 2006.[9] He also served as the director of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company until February 2013.[3][10] He is the director of studies at the Fundación Alternativas, a Madrid-based think tank.[5][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Eguiagaray Ucelay, Juan Manuel". Biografias. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Rod Usher (13 March 2000). "A Tight Fight". Time. Madrid. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Executive Profile". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 4 September 2013.[dead link]
- ^ a b "2005 Reports". EADS. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Progressive governance" (PDF). Policy Network. London. 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Guillermo M. Cejudo (March 2007). "New wine in old bottles" (PDF). CIDE. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Phil Davison (14 July 1993). "Gonzalez brings independents into Spain's cabinet". The Independent. Madrid. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Paloma Fernández Pérez (2008). "Global businesses, global lobbies" (PDF). Universidad Nacional. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ a b "2007 Reports". EADS. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Andrea Rothman (6 February 2013). "EADS Renews Board With Directors Giving Enders Political Freedom". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
External links
[edit]Media related to Juan Manuel Eguiagaray at Wikimedia Commons