Juan-Miguel Villar Mir facts for kids
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Juan Miguel Villar Mir
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Villar Mir in 2013
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| Born | 30 September 1931 Madrid, Spain
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| Died | 6 July 2024 (age 92) Madrid, Spain
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| Title | Chairman and CEO, Obrascón Huarte Lain |
| Board member of | Santander |
| Spouse(s) | Married |
| Children | 3 |
Juan-Miguel Villar Mir, 1st Marquess of Villar Mir (born 30 September 1931 - 6 July 2024) was a Spanish billionaire, former politician, and the chairman and CEO of the construction company Obrascón Huarte Lain.
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Early life
He was born in Madrid on 30 September 1931. He earned a degree in industrial organisation, and a doctorate in civil engineering.
Career
From December 1975 to July 1976, he was the Minister of Economy and Finance. In 1976, he was Third Deputy Prime Minister of Spain for about six months, as a member of the Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista party, under Prime Minister Carlos Arias Navarro.
Obrascón Huarte Lain fell into financial difficulties in the late 1980s, however, and was bought from bankruptcy for one penny in 1987 by Villar Mir, who remained the company's chairman until his death. Villar Mir turned around the firm's fortunes, and it listed on the Bolsa de Madrid in 1991.
He had been a non-executive director of Santander since 2013.
Personal life
He was married with three children and lived in Madrid, Spain. His death was announced on 6 July 2024.
See also
In Spanish: Juan Miguel Villar Mir para niños
