Soledad Núñez

Deputy Governor

Soledad Núñez Deputy Governor

Place and date of birthBadajoz, 4 January 1957

Academic qualifications, distinctions and awards

    • 1980
    • Degree in Economics and Business, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
    • 1986
    • PhD, University of Minnesota (Economics Department), United States.
    • 1986
    • PhD in Economics and Business, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Career details

    • 2024 to date
    • Deputy Governor of the Banco de España. Ex-officio member of the Board of the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV).President of the Management Committee of the Spanish Deposit Guarantee Scheme for Credit Institutions (FGD). Vice-Chair of the Governing Committee of the Spanish executive resolution authority (FROB).Member of the Council and Chair of the Financial Stability Technical Committee of the Spanish macroprudential authority (AMCESFI).Member of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Executive Commission of the Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI).
    • 2018-2024
    • Member of the Governing Council and Executive Commission of the Banco de España.
    • 2015-2018
    • Senior Adviser in the Directorate General Financial Stability, Regulation and Resolution, Banco de España.
    • 2014-2015
    • Independent Board Member of Banco de Madrid. Chair of the Risk Committee of Banco de Madrid.
    • 2012-2015
    • External member of the TARGET2-Securities (T2S) Board. Eurosystem, European Central Bank. Chairperson of the T2S Financial, Planning and Risk Committee.
    • 2012-2015
    • Associate lecturer at IE University.
    • 2005-2011
    • Director General of the Treasury and Financial Policy. Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance. Member of the Financial Stability Board’s Analytical Group on Vulnerabilities. Member of the Financial Stability Committee (CESFI) and Chair of the Permanent Working Group of CESFI. Member of the High Level Group on Crisis Management. Vice-Chair of the Financial Services Committee. European Union. Member of the Governing Council of the Banco de España. Member of the Board of the CNMV. Member of the Governing Committee of the FROB. Member of the Executive Committee of the Fund for the Acquisition of Financial Assets (FAAF). Member of the Management Committee for the Social Security Reserve Fund. Member of the Management Committee of the Electricity Deficit Amortisation Fund (FADE). Vice-Chair of the Board of the Ibero-American Institute of Securities Markets (IIMV). Chair of the Permanent Committee for the Prevention of Money Laundering. Member of the Working Group for drafting the Spanish Good Governance Code of Listed Companies.
    • 2004-2005
    • Director General of Economic Policy in the Prime Minister’s Economic Office.
    • 2003
    • Secondment in the Structural Economic Analysis Department of the Bank of England.
    • 1999-2004
    • Senior Economist in the Economic Analysis and Forecasting Department within Research Department. Banco de España.
    • 1993-1999
    • Economist in the Monetary and Financial Studies Department within Research Department. Banco de España.
    • 1987-1993
    • Economist in the Directorate General Operations, Markets and Payment Systems. Banco de España.
    • 1987-1997
    • Associate lecturer in the Economics Department of Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
    • 1983-1985
    • Teaching Assistant in the Economics Department of the University of Minnesota.
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    • Honorary lecturer. Faculty of Economics. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (since 2014). Member of the Global Agenda Council on Fiscal Crisis (World Economic Forum) (2009-2012). Member of Foro de Buen Gobierno y Accionariado (since 2012). Lecturer at CEMFI Summer School (1996 and 1997).