Former socialist minister from Alicante Pedro Solbes Ha deceased As confirmed to this newspaper by the sources around him, he is 80 years old in Madrid this Saturday. native of Pinoso, He held ministerial portfolios in the first phase with Felipe González and later José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.through the two legislatures in each case.
Born in the aforementioned town of Vinalopó Medio in August 1942, Pedro Solbes Mira holds a PhD in Political Science from the Complutense University of Madrid and degrees in Law and Economics from the same institution. State Economist, his first job in public administration in 1985. Minister of Foreign Affairs for Relations with the European Economic CommunityAs it was then called, when Spain would join at the beginning of the following year. In 1991, Felipe González named him after him. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Foodand in 1993, after the Socialists’ fourth consecutive electoral victory, he would continue as a socialist. Minister of Economy and Finance.
Solbes would become minister again in 2004 after José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s victory that brought the PSOE back to La Moncloa. He again held the Economics and Finance portfolio and was also appointed second vice-president of the Government.. After reaffirming Rodríguez Zapatero’s victory in the 2008 elections, he held these positions until he was replaced in 2009 by Elena Salgado and left the Administration.