Fernando Becker

Fernando Becker Zuazúa (born 1955) is a Spanish economist, executive, professor and politician. He has served as minister of Economy and Finance of the Junta of Castile and León (1991–1995) and as President of the Official Credit Institute (1996–1999).

Fernando Becker
Becker en 2012
Born1955  (age 66)
León 
Alma mater
Employer
Position heldMember of the Cortes of Castile and León (1995–1996), Member of the Senate of Spain (1996–1996), Minister of Economy and Finance of the Junta of Castile and León (1991–1995), President of the Official Credit Institute (1996–1999) 

Biography

Born in León on 30 July 1955,[1][2] he studied at the Jesuit school of the former city, at the same centre as Mariano Rajoy, whom he shares an acquaintance with.[3] He is the son-in-law of Carlos Robles Piquer.[4] He earned a licentiate degree and a PhD in Economics from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM). He worked for a time as assistant lecturer at the UAM,[4] where he collaborated with Ramón Tamames.[5]

In 1991, he was appointed as regional minister of Economy and Finance of the Junta of Castile and León, in a regional cabinet presided by Juan José Lucas.[6] He left office in 1995, after the regional election,[7][8] in which he had been elected member of the Cortes of Castile and León in representation of the constituency of León, running in the list of the People's Party (PP).

He was elected member of the Senate in representation of the province of León at the 1996 general election, yet he renounced to his seat in that year.[9] He served then as President of the Official Credit Institute until 1999.[6] From the on, and until February 2018, he worked for Iberdrola, an energy company he entered as chief financial officer and left when he was serving as corporate executive officer.[3]

Since 1999 he is also professor of Applied Economics at the King Juan Carlos University.[2][10]

References
  1. Memoria de actividades de las Cortes de Castilla y León. IV legislatura (junio 1995-junio 1997) (PDF). Cortes de Castilla y León. p. 213.
  2. "El leonés Fernando Becker deja la dirección de Iberdrola tras dos décadas en pleno rumor de cambios en el Gobierno". Diario de León. 8 February 2018.
  3. "Fernando Becker deja Iberdrola tras más de 18 años en la compañía energética". ABC. 7 February 2018.
  4. Gutiérrez, Silvia (10 February 2016). "Fernando Becker". Crónica de Economía y Sociedad.
  5. "Juan Villalonga será nombrado hoy presidente de Telefónica y Alfonso Cortina, de Repsol". El País. 7 June 1996.
  6. Múñiz, María J. (20 February 2018). "Fernando Becker, la bala en la recámara del PP". Diario de León.
  7. "Becker, a las quinielas del banco emisor". Diario de León. 15 April 2012.
  8. "Fernando Bécker deja Iberdrola el día que el Gobierno lanza la candidatura de Luis de Guindos para el BCE". El Norte de Castilla. 7 February 2018.
  9. "Bécker Zuazua, Fernando". Senado de España.
  10. Universidades: "RESOLUCIÓN de 10 de septiembre de 1999, de la Universidad «Rey Juan Carlos», por la que se nombra a don Fernando Bécker Zuazua Catedrático de Universidad" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (222): 33356. 16 September 1999. ISSN 0212-033X.
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