Juan Manuel Eguiagaray | |
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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.
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]
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]