
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 17 March 1950.
| 1974 | Degree with distinction in Economics from the School of Economics and Management Studies of the Madrid Complutense University, being further honoured with the special graduation award. |
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| 1981 | Ph.D. in Economics from the Madrid Complutense University, with a cum laude distinction and special award. |
| 1974-1980 | Lecturer at the University of Comillas, imparting courses on macroeconomics and economic policy. |
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| 1974-1980 | Assistant lectureship at the Complutense University in the Spanish Economy Department. |
| 1980-1984 | Member of the General Council of the Spanish Professional Association of Economists. |
| 1981-1986 | Associate lecturer at the Complutense University, imparting courses on labour economics and the Spanish economy, along with several subjects for doctorate students. He supervised several doctoral theses during this period. |
| 1982-1986 | Economist in the Research Department of the Banco de España. |
| 1983-1986 | Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Investigaciones Económicas”. |
| 1986-1987 | Deputy-Head of the Monetary and Financial Studies Office of the Banco de España. |
| 1987-1992 | Head of the Monetary and Financial Studies Office of the Banco de España. |
| 1987 | Member of the group of experts appointed by the Spanish government to study the problems of unemployment in the Spanish economy. |
| 1992 to date | Director-General of the Banco de España, with responsibility for Economics, Statistics and Research. |
| 1992 to date | President of the Scientific Committee of FEDEA (Foundation for Applied Economics Studies), and member of its Board of Trustees. |
| 1992 to date | Member of the Consejo Superior de Estadística de España (Spanish Higher Statistics Board). |
| 1996 to date | Member of the Board of Trustees of Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI). |
| 1998 to date | He has attended the meetings of the Governing Council of the ECB accompanying the Governor, as provided for in the Rules of Procedure. |
| 2009 to date | Member of the International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies (ICMB). |
| 2011 to date | Chairman of the European Central Bank’s Budget Committee (BUCOM). |
| - - - | Banco de España representative on numerous committees at international agencies. In particular, he sat on the EEC and OECD Economic Policy Committees, and was a member of the Monetary Policy ub-committee of the Committee of EEC Governors. |