Background
Figaredo, Rodrigo de Rato y was born on March 18, 1949 in Madrid.
government official company executive
Figaredo, Rodrigo de Rato y was born on March 18, 1949 in Madrid.
Law degree, Madrid Complutense University, 1971. Master of Business Administration, University California, Berkeley, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Universidad Complutense, 2003.
Member National Executive Committee of Associated Press, 1979-1986. Co-founder Economic Commission of Associated Press, 1979. Assistant general secretary Associated Press, 1983-1986.
Spokesman for the economic, 1984-1986. Member Parliament for Cádiz in the 2nd Legislature. Vice president of defense and security commission North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1987, 88, member special committee for strategy and control of armaments, 1988.
Assistant general secretary IXth Party Congress. National member Parliament for Madrid, 1982—2004. Spokesman for Grupo Parlamentario Popular Parliament in the IVth and Vth Legislatures.
Member Parliament in the VIth Legislatures. Vice general secretary of Partido Popular XIIth National Congress, since 1996. 2nd vice president government Government of Spain, Madrid, 1996—2000, 2nd vice president government & minister economy, 2000—2004.
Managing director International Monetary Fund, Washington, 2004—2007. Senior managing director for investment banking Lazard Ltd., since 2007. Board governor International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, European Investment Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Regularly attends the European Union's Economics and Finance Ministers meetings. Represented the European Union at the Group of Seven Finance Minister meeting, Ottawa, Canada, 2002. In charge of foreign trade relations for the Government of Spain.
Represented Spain at the World Trade Organization Minister meetings, Doha, Qatar, 01, Cancún, Mexico, 03.
Married; 3 children.