Pedro Schwartz Girón

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(born 1935) is a Spanish economist and former politician.

Early life

Schwartz was born on 30 January 1935 in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

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

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. Schwartz graduated from the

Complutense University of Madrid The Complutense University of Madrid (, UCM; ) is a public research university located in Madrid. Founded in Alcalá in 1293 (before relocating to Madrid in 1836), it is one of the oldest operating universities in the world, and one of Spain's ...

, 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), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

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 located in Madrid, Spain, with campuses in Moncloa (Madrid) and in Montepríncipe ( Alcorcón). It is run by the Centro de Estudios Universitarios (CEU Foundation). It was establis ...

. 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 () is the lower house of the , Spain's legislative branch, the upper house being the Senate of Spain, Senate. The Congress meets in the Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid, Palace of the Parliament () in Madrid. Congress has ...

(1982–1986). Schwartz became a member of the Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas on 22 February 2005. He served as president of the Mont Pelerin Society between 2014 and 2016. Schwartz was made Honorary Officer of the

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in 1990.

Personal life

Schwartz 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).

References

Living people Spanish people of German-Jewish descent 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