Pedro Schwartz Girón (born 1935), OBE, is a Spanish economist and former politician.

Early life

Schwartz was born on 30 January 1935 in

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. His father was Juan Schwartz Díaz-Flores, a diplomat who served as Spanish ambassador in Austria and contributed to the salvation of jews during the Holocaust. Schwartz graduated from the

Complutense University of Madrid The Complutense University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, links=no, ''Universidad de Madrid'', ''Universidad Central de Madrid''; la, Universitas Complutensis Matritensis, links=no) is a public research university loc ...

, where he received bachelor of arts and doctorate of law degrees. He received a master's degree and a PhD in Economics from the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...

. He married his first wife, Mercedes Juste Werner in 1966, and had one child. He has three children with his second wife Ana Maria Bravo Zabalgoitia (born 1945).

Career

Schwartz is the Fundación Rafael del Pino Research Professor of Economics at

CEU San Pablo University CEU San Pablo University () is a private Catholic university in Madrid, Spain. It is involved in a number of academic exchange programmes with renowned universities worldwide (Columbia, Chicago, Duke, Boston, Colgate), work practice schemes an ...

. He is also a visiting lecturer in Economics at the

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. He serves as an adjunct scholar at the

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. Schwartz joined the

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in 1977. He was a member of the 2nd

Congress of Deputies The Congress of Deputies ( es, link=no, Congreso de los Diputados, italic=unset) is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch. The Congress meets in the Palace of the Parliament () in Madrid. It has 350 members elect ...

(1982–1986). Schwartz became a member of the

Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas The Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas (RACMP, English: Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences) is a forum for the sharing of social, economic, philosophical, political and juridical knowledge. It was created on 30 September 1 ...

on 22 February 2005. He served as president of the Mont Pelerin Society between 2014 and 2016. Schwartz was made Honorary Officer of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

in 1990.

References

Living people Complutense University of Madrid alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Spanish economists Honorary Officers of the Order of the British Empire Members of the 2nd Congress of Deputies (Spain) 1935 births Member of the Mont Pelerin Society {{Spain-bio-stub