Cristóbal Montoro

The Most Excellent
Cristóbal Montoro
OCIII OIC MP
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 (1950-07-28) 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

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Biografía de Cristóbal Montoro" [Cristobal Montoro Biography] (in Spanish). Buscabiografías. 2012-03-17.
  3. ↑ "Boletín Oficial del Estado". boe.es. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by
Rodrigo Rato		 Minister of the Treasury
2000–2004		 Succeeded by
Pedro Solbes
Preceded by
Elena Salgado
as Minister of Economy and the Treasury		 Minister of the Treasury and Public Administrations
2011–2018		 Succeeded by
María Jesús Montero
as Minister of Treasury
Meritxell Batet
as Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Function
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