Luis de Guindos


Luis de Guindos Jurado (born January 16, 1960 in Madrid) is a Spanish politician and economist, Minister of Economy since 2011. Curriculum vitae

He graduated in business and economics at the Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros (CUNEF) in Madrid. He worked in the consulting industry as editorial secretary of the Información Comercial Española, as well as in the office of the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. In 1996 he became Director General for Economy and Competitiveness. in the authorities of the national railway operator RENFE. Between 2002 and 2004, he served as Secretary of State for Economic Relations in the Cabinet headed by José María Aznar. In 2004 he prepared an economic program of the People's Party.

From 2006 until the bankruptcy of 2008 he was Executive Director of Lehman Brothers in Spain and Portugal. He later took up one of the director positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers and the IE Business School in Madrid. In December 2011, newly appointed Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy entrusted him with the post of Minister of Economy and Competitiveness in the newly formed government. In November 2016, Luis de Guindos retained this position (as Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness) in the second government of the current Prime Minister.

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