Juan Manuel Eguiagaray

Eguiagaray was born into a family of Basque origin in Bilbao in 1945.[1][2] He received degrees in economics and in law from Deusto University in Bilbao[3]and holds a PhD degree in economics.[1]

From 1970 to 1982 Eguiagaray taught economics at Deusto University.[4] In the 1970s he entered politics and became a member of the PSOE.[1] He was also named a member of the PSOE's executive committee.[5] He was elected to the Spanish Parliament,[1] representing Murcia province. He was named the minister for public administration in 1991 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Felipe Gonzales replacing Joaquin Almunia in the post.[6] He served in the post until 1993 when he was appointed minister for industry and energy in a cabinet reshuffle[7] and replaced Claudio Aranzadi in the post.[8] Eguiagaray was in office until 1996[1] and he retired from politics in 2001.[4]

After leaving politics Eguiagaray returned to teaching post. He taught macroeconomics and applied economics, and was associate professor at Carlos III University in Madrid until 30 September 2006.[9] He also served as the director of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company until February 2013.[3][10] He is the director of studies at the Fundación Alternativas, a Madrid-based think tank.[5][9]