Pedro Solbes
Born in Pinosa (Alicante) on August 31, 1942, married to Maria del Pilar Rodriguez Castro and father of three children, Pedro Solbes Mira and a doctorate degree in Political Economics and European law.
He entered the civil service career as a commercial technician from the State in 1968 and since then has almost always been linked to matters related to Europe.
The former president of the Government Felipe González appointed him minister of Agriculture in 1991 and two years later gave him the portfolio of Economy, a Ministry since it prepared to Spain for entry into the euro. In addition, he managed to start the recovery of the country's economy, whose reins he took Rodrigo Rato later with the arrival of the Popular Party to power.
Because of its prestige in Europe, in 1999 he was appointed Commissioner of Economic Affairs. Virtually can be said in Brussels that his only 'black spot' criticisms were received by the management of the statistical office Eurostat during the period in which he was not yet commissioner.
His mandate at the head of that office ended in November 2004, but the call from Zapatero, who already had included in his committee on Notables'-was too tempting and Solbes has accepted the portfolio of Economy and Finance, to which also Miguel Sebastian had postulated, and Jordi Sevilla. The minister faces the responsibility of fulfilling one of the main promises of the PSOE: to maintain a balanced budget during the entire legislature.
Pedro Solbes, which is defined as "an ordinary man in absolutely everything", is married to Maria del Pilar Rodriguez Castro, technique of Civil Administration of the State assets, which has one son and two daughters (Teresa, Michael and Lucia) . Polyglot, speaks French, English and German, in addition to Catalan. During his nearly five years of commissioner, was living alone in Brussels because his wife and children remained in Madrid, where he was traveling every weekend.
Written by Carlos Lopez on Jan. 23, 2008 with 0 comments.
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