Julián García Vargas (born 1945) is a Spanish economist and socialist politician who served in different cabinets of Spain.

Early life and education

Garcia was born in

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in 1945. He received a degree in economic sciences from the

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in 1968.

Career and activities

Garcia is an economist and healthcare expert by profession. He is a member of the Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He began his career in private sector and then joined public sector where he worked until 1986. He was appointed health minister on 26 July 1986 in the cabinet led by the

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Felipe Gonzales and was in office until March 1991. As of 2012 he was considered to be one of the three Spanish health ministers who significantly improved health-care system of the country. He was appointed defense minister on 12 March 1991 in a

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. He retained his post in the July 1993 reshuffle. However, Garcia resigned from office on 2 July 1995 due to press reports revealing that the military secret services (CESED) had been spying on individuals and public figures. Gustavo Suarez Pertierra succeeded Garcia as defense minister in a cabinet reshuffle. After leaving office García served as the special envoy of the

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, Bosnia, from November 1995 to April 1996 for the implementation of the

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. He was the president of the Spanish Association of Defense Technology, Aeronautics and Space Administration (TEDAE) until his resignation in June 2013. As of 2005 he was the president of the Spanish Atlantic Association. García has been board member of several companies. As of 2021 he was the president of a foundation entitled FEINDEF, the International Fair of Defence and Security (), which organizes yearly meetings in Madrid with the representatives of major international arms companies, high-ranking military commanders and political figures.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Vargas, Julian 20th-century Spanish economists 21st-century Spanish businesspeople 1945 births Complutense University of Madrid alumni Ministers of defence of Spain Health ministers of Spain Leaders of organizations Living people Politicians from Madrid Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians