José Folgado Explained

José Folgado
Term Start1:2007
Term End1:2012
Predecessor1:María del Valle de la Poza
Successor1:Jesús Moreno García
Office2:Deputy of Congress
Constituency2:Zamora
Term Start2:2000
Term End2:2008
Birth Date:3 April 1944
Birth Place:Morales del Rey, Castile and León, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Death Cause:COVID-19
Nationality:Spanish
Party:People's Party

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

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Diputados/BusqForm?_piref73_1333155_73_1333154_1333154.next_page=/wc/fichaDiputado?idDiputado=303&idLegislatura=7 VII Legislatura. Folgado Blanco, José
  2. http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Diputados/BusqForm?_piref73_1333155_73_1333154_1333154.next_page=/wc/fichaDiputado?idDiputado=286&idLegislatura=8 VIII Legislatura. Folgado Blanco, José
  3. https://www.lavanguardia.com/economia/20200323/4867035189/muere-coronavirus-jose-folgado-expresidente-red-electrica.html Muere por coronavirus José Folgado, exsecretario de Estado y expresidente de Red Eléctrica
  4. https://www.ree.es/sites/default/files/03_GOBIERNO_CORPORATIVO/Documentos/Junta%20General%20de%20Accionistas/CV_Jose_Folgado.pdf CV de José Folagado. REE
  5. https://www.economiadigital.es/directivos-y-empresas/coronavirus-muere-jose-folgado-ex-presidente-red-electrica_20046609_102.html Muere el ex-presidente de Red Eléctrica José Folgado por coronavirus
  6. https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2004-9669 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.