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Juan Manuel Eguiagaray

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eguiagaray and the second or maternal family name is Ucelay.

Juan Manuel Eguiagaray
Manuel Eguiagaray in 1991
Minister of Industry and Energy
In office
1993–1996
Prime MinisterFelipe González Márquez
Preceded byClaudio Aranzadi
Succeeded byJosep Piqué
Minister for Public Administration
In office
1991–1993
Prime MinisterFelipe González Márquez
Preceded byJoaquín Almunia
Personal details
Born(1945-12-25)25 December 1945
Bilbao, Spain
Died29 May 2025(2025-05-29) (aged 79)
Political partyPSOE
Alma materUniversity of Deusto

Juan Manuel Eguiagaray Ucelay (25 December 1945 – 29 May 2025) was a Spanish economist, academic, businessman and politician. He served as the Minister of Industry and Energy from 1993 to 1996.

Early life and education

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Eguiagaray was born into a family of Basque origin in Bilbao on 25 December 1945.[1][2] He received degrees in economics and law from the University of Deusto in Bilbao[3] and held a PhD degree in economics.[1]

Career

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From 1970 to 1982 Eguiagaray taught economics at the University of Deusto.[4] In the 1970s he entered politics and became a member of the PSOE.[1] He was also named a member of the PSOE's executive committee.[5] He was elected to the Spanish Parliament,[1] representing Murcia province. He was one of the negotiators for Spanish government in the talks with ETA in Algiers in 1989 as he was one of Minister of the Interior José Luis Corcuera's right-hand man.[6][7]

He was named the Minister for Public Administration in 1991 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Felipe González replacing Joaquín Almunia in the post.[8] He served in the post until 1993 when he was appointed Minister for Industry and Energy in a cabinet reshuffle[9] and replaced Claudio Aranzadi in the post.[10] Eguiagaray was in office until 1996[1] and retired from politics in 2001.[4]

After leaving politics, Eguiagaray returned to teaching. He taught macroeconomics and applied economics, and was an associate professor at Carlos III University in Madrid until 30 September 2006.[11] He also served as the director of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company until February 2013.[3][12] He was the director of studies at the Fundación Alternativas, a Madrid-based think tank.[5][11]

Death

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Eguiagaray died on 29 May 2025, at the age of 79.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Eguiagaray Ucelay, Juan Manuel". Biografias. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. ^ Rod Usher (13 March 2000). "A Tight Fight". Time. Madrid. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Executive Profile". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 4 September 2013.[dead link]
  4. ^ a b "2005 Reports". EADS. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Progressive governance" (PDF). Policy Network. London. 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  6. ^ a b Former Socialist minister Juan Manuel Eguiagaray dies
  7. ^ Eguiagaray, de negociador con ETA en Argel a una larga carrera en la política española (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Guillermo M. Cejudo (March 2007). "New wine in old bottles" (PDF). CIDE. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  9. ^ Phil Davison (14 July 1993). "Gonzalez brings independents into Spain's cabinet". The Independent. Madrid. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  10. ^ Paloma Fernández Pérez (2008). "Global businesses, global lobbies" (PDF). Universidad Nacional. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  11. ^ a b "2007 Reports". EADS. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  12. ^ Andrea Rothman (6 February 2013). "EADS Renews Board With Directors Giving Enders Political Freedom". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
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