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Luis M. Linde

Luis M. Linde

Governor

Career

Place and date of birth

Madrid, 1945.

Academic qualifications, distinctions and awards

1967 Graduate in economics from the University of Madrid.
1969 Government economist and trade expert.

Career details

1969-1971 Head of the Directorate General for Foreign Trade in the Ministry of Trade.
1971-1973 Head of the Balance of Payments Office at the Ministry of Trade.
1974-1978 Head of the Spanish Trade Office in Moscow.
1978-1982 Technical Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Trade.
1983-1987 Deputy Director General of the Foreign Department of the Banco de España.
1987-2000 Director General of International Affairs of the Banco de España.
1987-1993 Banco de España Representative on the Committee of Alternates of the Governors of the European Community Member Country Central Banks.
1989-1992 Director of the ICO (Official Credit Institute).
1994-1998 Banco de España Representative on the Committee of Alternates of the European Monetary Institute.
1998-2000 Banco de España Representative on the Committee of International Affairs at the European Central Bank.
1998-2012 Economics coordinator for the magazine Revista de Libros of the Fundación Caja Madrid.
2001-2004 Director of the Country Risk Department of the Banco de España.
2005-2008 Executive Director for Spain's group at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, where he chaired the Policies and Evaluation Committee for two years.
2007 to date Founding member and sponsor of Fundación Transición Española (the Spanish Transition Foundation).
2009-2011 Adviser to the Associate Directorate General International Affairs of the Banco de España.
2012 Council Member of the Banco de España.
2012 to date Governor of the Banco de España.
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