Álvaro Nadal | |
Office: | Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda |
Primeminister: | Mariano Rajoy |
Term Start: | 4 November 2016 |
Term End: | 7 June 2018 |
Predecessor: | José Manuel Soria |
Office1: | Director-General of the Economic Office of the Prime Minister of Spain[1] |
Primeminister1: | Mariano Rajoy |
Term Start1: | 23 December 2011 |
Term End1: | 4 November 2016 |
Predecessor1: | Javier Vallés Liberal |
Successor1: | Eva Valle Maestro |
Office2: | Member of the Congress of Deputies |
Term Start2: | 25 March 2008 |
Constituency2: | Madrid |
Birth Date: | 30 January 1970 |
Birth Place: | Madrid, Spain |
Party: | People's Party |
Alma Mater: | Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI School of Engineering ICADE |
Álvaro María Nadal Belda is a Spanish economist and politician. He has been a member of the Congress of Deputies since 2008. He was appointed Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda on 4 November 2016.[2] He left office on 7 June 2018 after the Government that he was part of lost the support of the Congress.
He has a twin brother named Alberto Nadal Belda who was Secretary of State of Budgets and Expenditures since 2016 to 2018.
Álvaro María Nadal Belda born in Madrid on 30 January 1970. He holds a degree in law, Economics and Business. He is a Commercial Technician and State Economist and he passed a Doctorate courses at Harvard University. He also held different administrative positions in the ministries of Economy, the Treasury and Industry.
Since 2004 is Secretary of Economy of the Popular Party and since 2011, Director-General of the Economic Office of the President of the Government. In 2008 he was elected Deputy of the Congress of Deputies.
In 2016, PM Mariano Rajoy appointed him as his new Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda until 2018.
He speaks fluently English, French and German.[3]
Coincidentally, he has the same degrees as his twin brother.