José Luis Escrivá

José Luis Escrivá Belmonte (born 5 December 1960) is a Spanish economist currently serving as minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration within the Second Cabinet of Pedro Sánchez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escrivá and the second or maternal family name is Belmonte.
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José Luis Escrivá
Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration
Assumed office
13 January 2020
MonarchFelipe VI
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byMagdalena Valerio
(Labour, Migration and Social Security)
Chairman of the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility
In office
22 February 2014 – 13 January 2020
MonarchFelipe VI
Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy (2014–2018)
Pedro Sánchez (2018–2020)
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byCristina Herrero
Chairman of the EU Independent Fiscal Institutions Network
In office
24 September 2015 – 7 November 2019
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded bySeamus Coffey
Personal details
Born
José Luis Escrivá Belmonte

(1960-05-12) 12 May 1960
Albacete, Spain
Political partyIndependent
EducationComplutense University of Madrid

Escrivá, who is expert in econometrics, before entering in politics had important roles in the Spanish and European fiscal oversight bodies such as Spain's Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (2014–2020) and the European Union Independent Fiscal Institutions Network (2015–2019). Likewise, he has served as Head of the Monetary Policy Division of the European Central Bank (1999–2004) and as Chief Representative for the Americas at the Basel-based Bank for International Settlements (2012–2014).

In the private sector, Escrivá worked from 2004 to 2012 at the BBVA banking group, first as its global Chief-Economist and Director of the Research Department, and from 2010 as the Managing Director responsible for Global Public Finance.

Early years and education

Escrivá was born in Albacete, Spain on December 5, 1960. At the age of 18 he moved to the city of Madrid to continue his university education. He graduated in Economic Sciences by the Complutense University of Madrid and it was awarded with a grade extraordinary award.[1] He's married and has two children.

Career as an economist

He started his career in the Bank of Spain, where he served in many positions within the Bank's Studies Services. He activately participated in the European Union, where he participated in the monetary union since 1993 as advisor of the European Monetary Institute. With the creatin of the Monetary Union, he was appointed as Head of the Monetary Policy Division of the European Central Bank, in Frankfurt. Between 2012 and 2014 he was Chief Representative for the Americas in the Bank for International Settlements

Between 2004 and 2012, Escrivá worked in the BBVA Group, first as chief economist and Director of the Research Department and as Managing Director of the Public Finance Area later.

Chairman of AIReF and EU IFIs
José Luis Escrivá at a work meeting with the mayor of Madrid, Manuela Carmena, in his time as chair of AIReF.

In early 2014, the conservative government of Mariano Rajoy nominated him as the first chairman of the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF) of Spain. The Finance Committee of the Congress of Deputies confirmed his appointment in February 2014.[2] The AIReF was created that year but the Spanish government at the behest of the European Union for the audit of public accounts, which he chaired until January 2020, when he was appointed as minister.

In November 2015 he was appointed as the first chair of the EU Independent Fiscal Institutions Network,[3] a newly created institution to exchange views, expertise and pool resources in areas of common concern between all the independent fiscal oversight bodies operating in the European Union. He was re-elected in November 2017 and ended its second term in November 2019, when the Network elected Seamus Coffey to replace him.[4]

Minister of Social Security

On January 10, 2020, it was announced that he would be appointed as the first head of the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration,[5] a newly created department that assumed the functions of the former Ministry of Labour, Migrations and Social Security in everything related to the Social Security Administration and government policies on migration and social inclusion.

He was officially appointed by King Felipe VI on January 13.[6] That day, he was sworn in by the Sovereign.[7] At the same time, he ceased as chairman of AIReF.[6]

The minister addressed the Committee on Labour, Inclusion, Social Security and Migration of the Congress of Deputies for the first time on February 27, 2020, where he explained the general lines of his department's policy.[8] In his speech, he explained that the management of his department would rotate around three main areas: pensions —guaranteeing a sufficient and sustainable pension system—, inclusion policies —establishing new inclusive policies that reduce inequality, uncertainty and social exclusion— and migration —a new legal framework to order and guarantee the migrant— all of them, said the minister, seeking a broad consensus.[8]

One of the measures that the minister proposed in said committee regarding inclusion was the design of a minimum vital income.[9] This is, said the minister in his appearance, the most relevant policy that will be carried out by the new General Secretariat for Social Inclusion and Social Security Objectives and Policies, a department of new creation.[8]

Minimum Vital Income

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that strongly affected Spain, the works around this new vital minimum income were sped up, a measure also supported by the partner of the government coalition, Unidas Podemos. Minister Escrivá stated, in April 2020, that the last fringes were being finalized, and that the minimum income —which will be permanent— would be approved in May and would benefit approximately 3 million people.[10]

The minimum income, designed by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration through the National Institute for Social Security and the General Secretariat for Objectives and Policies of Social Inclusion and Forecast, and with the collaboration of the Spanish Tax Agency and the Ministry of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda,[11] was finally approved by the Council of Ministers on May 29.[12]

References
  1. "José Luis Escrivá, nuevo ministro de Seguridad Social, Inclusión y Migraciones". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  2. Economía, E. F. E. (2014-02-20). "El Congreso aprueba nombrar a Escrivá presidente de la Autoridad Fiscal". El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  3. "José Luis Escrivá nuevo responsable de la autoridad fiscal europea". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  4. www.glswebdesign.com), GLS WEB Design (www gls sk, www gls hu, www gls cz. "European Union Independent Fiscal Institutions: New Network leadership takes over". www.euifis.eu. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  5. "Escrivá Belmonte será ministro de Seguridad Social, Inclusión y Migraciones en el nuevo Gobierno". LaSexta (in Spanish). 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  6. "Royal Decree 8/2020, of January 12, by which Government Ministers are appointed". boe.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  7. País, El (2020-01-13). "Spain's new Cabinet is sworn in before King Felipe VI". El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  8. Congress of Deputies (2020). Minutes of the Congress of Deputies - Committee on Labour, Inclusion, Social Security and Migration (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. pp. 3–7.
  9. elEconomista.es. "Escrivá promete un ingreso mínimo vital para esta legislatura: así será la nueva renta de inserción - elEconomista.es". www.eleconomista.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  10. Cortés, Raquel Pascual (2020-04-16). "Moncloa confirma que el ingreso mínimo vital estará listo en mayo". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  11. "Royal Decree-Law 20/2020, of May 29, establishing the minimum vital income". boe.es. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  12. Llach, Laura (2020-05-29). "'Historic measure': Spain backs minimum income for most vulnerable". euronews. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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