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Pedro Solbes Mira
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| Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 18 April 2004 – 7 April 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Javier Arenas |
| Succeeded by | Elena Salgado |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 18 April 2004 – 7 April 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero |
| Preceded by | Rodrigo Rato |
| Succeeded by | Elena Salgado |
| In office 13 July 1993 – 5 May 1996 |
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| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Preceded by | Carlos Solchaga |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Rato |
| European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs | |
| In office 16 September 1999 – 10 April 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Leon Brittan |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Almunia |
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Pedro Solbes Mira
31 August 1942 Pinoso (Alicante), Spain |
| Died | 18 March 2023 (aged 80) Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Spouse | Pilar Castro |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Profession | Economist |
Pedro Solbes Mira (31 August 1942 – 18 March 2023) was a Spanish economist. He was the president of FRIDE, Madrid-based think tank.
Life and career
Solbes was born in Pinoso on 31 August 1942.
While independent in the sense of not being affiliated to any party, his various ministerial roles in Spain have always been within Socialist Workers' Party cabinets. From 1985 to 1991, he was third 3rd secretary of state for the European Communities. He was agriculture and fisheries minister (1991–1993) and finance minister (1993–1996) in Felipe González's cabinets, also MP representing Alicante for the same party until 1999.
Appointed by Spanish premier José María Aznar (of the main competing party, the People's Party) Solbes was a European commissioner for economic and monetary affairs in the European Commission presided by Romano Prodi (the Prodi Commission).
Then Solbes served as second vice president and minister of economy and finance in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, which he held from 2004 to 2009.
Solbes died from cancer on 18 March 2023, at the age of 80.
Other activities
- African Development Bank (AfDB), ex-officio member of the Board of Governors (2004–2009)
- Asian Development Bank (ADB), ex-officio member of the Board of Governors (2004–2009)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), ex-officio member of the Board of Governors (2004-2009)
- European Investment Bank (EIB), ex-officio member of the Board of Governors (2004–2009)
Decorations
Collar of the Order of Civil Merit (24 April 2009)
Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (10 May 1996)
Commander by Number of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (30 May 1985)
See also
In Spanish: Pedro Solbes para niños
