Claudio Aranzadi (born 9 October 1946) is a Spanish engineer, businessman and politician. He served as industry minister from 1988 to 1993.

Early life and education

Aranzadi was born in

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on 9 October 1946. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Bilbao Industrial Engineering School. Then he received an economics degree from the University of Paris I.

Career

Aranzadi began his career at the ministry of industry. Then he moved to

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where he served as a researcher. Next he was named deputy economic advisor in the Bancaya Group. In 1984, he was made deputy chairman of

Instituto Nacional de Industria Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI, National Institute of Industry) was a Spanish state-owned financing and industrial holding company established in Francoist Spain for the development of industry and social control. It was succeeded by the So ...

(INI), a vast state holding company of Spain. He became the chairman of INI on 1 August 1986, replacing

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in the post. Aranzadi supported

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during his term at the INI, arguing that it was a powerful means of organizing asset portfolios and investment strategies. His tenure at the INI lasted until 12 July 1988 when he was succeeded by Jorge Mercader Miró as INI chairman. Aranzadi served as the minister of industry and energy from 1988 to 1991 in the

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led by

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Felipe Gonzalez. Aranzadi was a member of the

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, being one of its right-wing leaders. He was appointed minister of industry, trade and tourism to the Gonzalez cabinet in 1991. In 1993,

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replaced Aranzadi as minister. After leaving office Aranzadi was appointed permanent representative of Spain to the

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in 1993. He succeeded Eloy Ibanez in the post. He has been the chairman of BravoSolution España and advisor for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. He is a partner of Enerma Consultores, a member of the advisory board of CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnólogico Industrial) and of the advisory board for the Spanish Energy Outlook 2030. In addition, he is also on the advisory board of various firms.

Personal life

One of Aranzadi's relatives is Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, a football player known as Pichichi. He is married and has one child, a daughter.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aranzadi, Claudio 20th-century Spanish businesspeople 20th-century Spanish engineers 21st-century Spanish businesspeople 21st-century Spanish engineers 1946 births Living people Politicians from Bilbao University of Paris alumni Spanish economists Industry ministers of Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians Spanish corporate directors OECD officials Spanish expatriates in France Spanish industrial engineers