Pedro Solbes

Pedro Solbes.

This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Solbes and the second is Mira.

Pedro Solbes Mira (b. 31 August 1942 in Pinoso, Alicante) is a Spanish economist. While independent in the sense of not affiliated to any party, his various ministerial roles in Spain have always been within Socialist Workers' Party cabinets. His most recent ministerial positions were Second Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero which he held from 2004 to 2009.

He had previously been Agriculture and Fisheries minister (1991-1993) and Finance minister (1993-1996) in Felipe Gonzalez's led cabinets, also MP representing Alicante for the same party until 1999.

Appointed by then Spanish premier José María Aznar (of the main competing party Partido Popular) he was a European commissioner for Monetary affairs in the European Commission presided by Romano Prodi (the Prodi Commission).

Political offices
Preceded by Carlos Solchaga	Minister for Economic Affairs of Spain 1993 – 1996	Succeeded by Rodrigo Rato
Preceded by Leon Brittan	European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs 1999 – 2004	Succeeded by Joaquín Almunia
Preceded by Rodrigo Rato	Minister for Economic Affairs of Spain 2004 – 2009	Succeeded by Elena Salgado
Preceded by Javier Arenas	Second Vice President of the Government of Spain 2004 – 2009	Succeeded by Elena Salgado
Spanish Congress of Deputies
Preceded by Title jointly held	Deputy for Alicante province 1996 – 1999	Succeeded by Title jointly held
Preceded by Title jointly held	Deputy for Madrid province 2008 – Present	Succeeded by Title jointly held

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