José Folgado

José Folgado Blanco (3 April 1944 – 23 March 2020) was a Spanish businessman, economist and politician.

José Folgado
Mayor of Tres Cantos
In office
2007–2012
Deputy of Congress
In office
2004–2008
ConstituencyZamora
Personal details
Born3 April 1944
Morales del Rey, Castile and León, Spain
Died23 March 2020(2020-03-23) (aged 75)
Madrid, Spain
Cause of deathCOVID-19
NationalitySpanish
Political partyPeople's Party

Biography

He was a member of the People's Party. He served as president of Red Eléctrica de España from 2012 to 2018; as Deputy of Congress in 2000[1] and from 2004 to 2008,[2] representing Zamora; as mayor of Tres Cantos from 2007 to 2012.[3]

Folgado also was Secretary of State for Budgets and Expenses between 1996 and 2000; for Economy, Energy and SMEs between 2000 and 2002; and for Energy, Industrial Development and SMEs since 2002 until 2004.[4]

He died on 23 March 2020 of COVID-19 at the age of 75.[5]

Honors

References
  1. VII Legislatura. Folgado Blanco, José (in Spanish)
  2. VIII Legislatura. Folgado Blanco, José(in Spanish)
  3. Muere por coronavirus José Folgado, exsecretario de Estado y expresidente de Red Eléctrica (in Spanish)
  4. CV de José Folagado. REE (in Spanish)
  5. Muere el ex-presidente de Red Eléctrica José Folgado por coronavirus (in Spanish)
  6. Real Decreto 1158/2004, de 7 de mayo, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica a don José Folgado Blanco. (in Spanish)


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