Abel Matutes

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Abel Matutes y Juan (born 31 October 1941) is a

until 1985.

In 1986, Matutes became a member of the Commission of the European Community (the Delors Commission), where he was in charge of the departments of Credit and Investment, Financial Engineering and Policy for Small and Medium Enterprises, North–South relations, Mediterranean Policy, and Relations with Latin America and Asia. In 1993 his brief changed to Transportation, Energy and the Supply Agency for Euratom.

He was a member of the European Parliament and spokesman for the Partido Popular at the European Parliament from 1994 onwards. As a Founder Chairman of the Balaerics' "Unió Liberal" Party. He was also deputy chairman of Alianza Popular and is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the Partido Popular.

Outside politics Matutes is married and a father of four children. He holds a degree in Law and Economics and has been a professor of

. As a business man, he has been involved in tourism, aviation, biotechnology and banking companies, and is Deputy chairman of the Ibiza and Formentera Tourism Employers Organisation.

References

Basic biographical information from NATO who's who. Note that this article is dated 8 September 2002 – the above information may be out of date...

• Biography at Spanish Congress site

Political offices
New office	Spanish European Commissioner 1986–1994 Served alongside: Manuel Marín	Succeeded by Marcelino Oreja
Preceded by Carlos Westendorp	Minister of Foreign Affairs 5 May 1996 –27 April 2000	Succeeded by Josep Piqué