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).

Biography

Born in León on 30 July 1955, he studied at the Jesuit school of the former city, at the same centre as

Mariano Rajoy Mariano Rajoy Brey (; born 27 March 1955) is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018, when a vote of no confidence ousted his government. On 5 June 2018, he announced his resignation as People's Party lead ...

, whom he shares an acquaintance with. He is the son-in-law of Carlos Robles Piquer. He earned a

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and a PhD in Economics from the

Autonomous University of Madrid The Autonomous University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; UAM), commonly known as simply la Autónoma, is a Spanish public university located in Madrid, Spain. The university was founded in 1968 alongside the Autonomous Universi ...

(UAM). He worked for a time as assistant lecturer at the UAM, where he collaborated with

Ramón Tamames Ramón Tamames Gómez (born 1 November 1933) is a Spanish economist and former politician. He was a member of the Congress of Deputies and the City Council of Madrid in the early years after the Spanish transition to democracy. A long-term member ...

. In 1991, he was appointed as regional minister of Economy and Finance of the

Junta of Castile and León The Junta of Castile and León ( es, Junta de Castilla y León; JCyL) is the governing and administrative body of the Spanish autonomous community eu, autonomia erkidegoa ca, comunitat autònoma gl, comunidade autónoma oc, comunautat auto ...

, in a regional cabinet presided by

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. He left office in 1995, after the regional election, in which he had been elected member of the

Cortes of Castile and León The Cortes of Castile and León (Spanish: ''Cortes de Castilla y León'') is the elected unicameral legislature of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. The tradition of the regional Cortes is traced back to the Royal Council (Latin: ' ...

in representation of the constituency of León, running in the list of the People's Party (PP). He was elected member of the

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in representation of the province of León at the 1996 general election, yet he renounced to his seat in that year. He served then as President of the

Official Credit Institute The Official Credit Institute (Spanish language, Spanish; ''Instituto de Crédito Oficial'': ICO) is a Spanish lending institution. Its functions include funding investment projects and the assistance for the liquidity needs of Spanish companies. I ...

until 1999. From the on, and until February 2018, he worked for

Iberdrola Iberdrola () is a Spanish multinational electric utility company based in Bilbao, Spain. Iberdrola has a workforce of around 34,000 employees serving around 31.67 million customers. Subsidiaries include Scottish Power (United Kingdom) ...

, an energy company he entered as chief financial officer and left when he was serving as corporate executive officer. Since 1999 he is also professor of Applied Economics at the

King Juan Carlos University Rey Juan Carlos University ( es, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, URJC) is a Spanish public research university located in the southern area of the Community of Madrid (Spain), with five campuses at Móstoles, Alcorcón, Vicálvaro, Aranjuez and Fu ...

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Autonomous University of Madrid alumni Members of the 4th Cortes of Castile and León Members of the 6th Senate of Spain Spanish economists 1955 births Iberdrola Government ministers of Castile and León Living people People from León, Spain Academic staff of King Juan Carlos University {{CastileLeón-politician-stub