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Pedro Solbes, former vice president and Minister of Economy and Finance with Zapatero, dies at the age of 80

He was European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and of Economy and Finance with Felipe González.

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Pedro Solbes, former vice president and Minister of Economy and Finance with Zapatero, dies at the age of 80

He was European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and of Economy and Finance with Felipe González

Pedro Solbes, former Vice President of the Government and Minister of Economy and Finance with the Government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has died this Saturday at the age of 80, according to sources from the PSOE leadership.

Solbes began his political career as Secretary General of the Economy and Finance. Between 1985 and 1991 he was Secretary of State for Relations with the EC.

In 1991 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and between 1993 and 1996 he held the position of Minister of Economy and Finance with the Government of Felipe González. Between 1999 and 2004 he was European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs.

In 2004, with the arrival of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to power, he was appointed second vice president of the Government and Minister of Economy and Finance. In April 2009, he was replaced in both positions by Elena Salgado.

In early April 2011, Pedro Solbes was appointed to the board of directors of the Italian utility Enel, owner of Endesa, a position he held until 2014.

The former second vice-president of the Government and Minister of the Economy also joined Barclays in 2011 as an adviser to the group in Europe and as a member of the board of directors in Spain.

In 2013 he published his memoirs entitled 'Recuerdos. 40 years of public service'.