Background
Vegara-Carrió, Josep Maria was born on March 25, 1940 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Josep and Trinitat (Carrió) Vegara.
Vegara-Carrió, Josep Maria was born on March 25, 1940 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Josep and Trinitat (Carrió) Vegara.
Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering, Polytech. University, Barcelona, 1964. Postgraduate diploma, Centre d'Etudes des Programmes Economiques, Paris, 1968.
Planning engineer, Nestle, Barcelona, 1965-1967; director department, Information and Documentation Consortium, Barcelona, 1968-1974; associate professor, Autonomous U., Barcelona, 1975-1977; professor economics, Autonomous U., Barcelona, 1977-1984; dean faculty of economics, Autonomous U., Barcelona, 1979-1981; director, Revista Española de Economia, 1984-1989; director urban planning public works, Municipality of Barcelona, 1985-1987; deputy mayor, Municipality of Barcelona, since 1991; general director, Ministry of Economics, Madrid, 1987-1990; 1st vice president, Metropolitan Environment Authority, since 1996. Executive Board Caixa de CAtalunya, since 1984. Board directors CAtalan Institute Technology, Barcelona, Cerda Foundation, Barcelona.
Member Spanish/French Association for Technology Cooperative, Madrid, since 1970. Member general assembly Olympic Organizing Committee-Barcelona '92, 1992-1993. Member National Association Engineers, Catalan Economics Association, American Economics Association, French Association for Cooperative.
Married Pilar Figueras-Bellot, November 14, 1966. 1 child, David.