Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bernaldo de Quirós
The Marquess of Valtierra | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1944 Madrid |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Spouse |
María Eugenia de Simón y Vallarino
(m. 1970) |
| Children | 5, including MBA ) |
| Occupation | Businessman, civil servant |
Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Bernaldo de Quirós, 4th Marquess of Valtierra (born 1944) is a Spanish peer, executive and civil servant. He is the father of politician Iván Espinosa de los Monteros.
Biography
He was born on 18 March 1944 in
He obtained a degree in law at the Complutense University of Madrid (1965) and in Business Administration at the ICADE (1966),[4] and later an MBA at Northwestern University.[2] He joined the Corps of Commercial Technicians of the State in 1969.[4] On 30 March 1970, Espinosa de los Monteros married María Eugenia de Simón y Vallarino,[1][5] whom he has had 5 children with, including Beltrán, CFO of Stradivarius, and Iván (b. 1971), Vice-Secretary for Foreign Relations of the far-right party Vox.[6][7]
He served as vice-president of the Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI).[8] Espinosa de los Monteros became Chairman of Iberia and Aviaco in 1983,[9] leaving both posts in March 1985.[10] He inherited the nobiliary title of Marquess of Valtierra from his father in 1985.[3] From 1988 to 2009 he served as chairman and CEO of Mercedes Benz Spain. In March 1992 he was elected President of the Círculo de Empresarios ("Circle of Businessmen") as substitute of José Joaquín de Ysasi-Ysasmendi, serving in this capacity until 2000.[11][12]
In 2012, Espinosa de los Monteros—serving by the time as vice-president of Inditex—was appointed by the Government of Mariano Rajoy to the post of High Commissioner for the 'Marca España' ("Brand Spain"), tasked with the representation of private firms abroad through financement from funds of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[13] He was sworn in on 12 July 2012.[14] Following the accession of Pedro Sánchez to the post of Prime Minister in June 2018, he was removed from office in October 2018.[4] with the High Commissariat replaced by the Secretariat of State for Global Spain.
Decorations
- Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2009)[15]
- Sash of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (2015)[16]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2018)[17]
Ancestry
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- ^ a b c "Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros Bernaldo de Quirós". Government of Spain.
- ABC. Madrid: 48. 2 April 1970.
- 20minutos.es. 28 April 2019.
- ^ Muñoz Vélez, Antonio (19 July 2013). "Inditex promociona a un hijo de Espinosa de los Monteros, gerente de la 'Marca España'". Voz Pópuli.
- ^ "Acciona ficha para presidir su Comité Auditoría a presidente DaimlerChrysler". El Economista. 17 July 2007.
- ^ "Grandes catástrofes aéreas en España". Cadena COPE. 18 June 2018.
- ^ "El relevo de Espinosa de los Monteros en Iberia, primer paso para la reestructuración del transporte aéreo". El País. 14 March 1985.
- ^ "Espinosa de los Monteros, elegido presidente del Círculo de Empresarios". El País. 27 March 1992.
- ^ "Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros, presidente de Mercedes-Benz, anuncia su jubilación". todotransporte. 18 May 2009.
- ^ "Marca España: el lobby que pagamos todos". Economía Digital. 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Rajoy insiste en la solvencia y fiabilidad de la marca España, pese a los recortes". El País. 12 July 2012.
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- ^ a b "Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Sagaseta de Ilúrdoz". Real Academia de la Historia.
- ^ a b c d e Conde y Díaz-Rubín & Sanchiz Ruiz 2012, p. 169.
- ^ a b c Barón de Cobos de Belchite (1955). "El Ducado de Riansares". Hidalguía: 468.
- ^ ISSN 0018-1285.
- ^ ISBN 84-87943-39-X.
- ^ a b c d Espinosa de los Monteros y Jaraquemada, José María (2014). Milicia y política en la revolución liberal española. El general Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Ayerdi (PDF). University of La Rioja. pp. 60–61.
- ^ a b c "Gaspar Antonio de Osma y Tricio". Real Academia de la Historia.
- ^ a b Barón de Cobos de Belchite (1959). "Grandezas y títulos del reino concedidos por S.M. el Rey don Alfonso XIII". Hidalguía (33): 192.
- ^ Jorge A. Serrano Redonnet (1982). "Posible ascendencia del general Pedro Hurtado de Mendoza". Hidalguía (172–173): 543–544.
- ^ a b "Carlos Espinosa de los Monteros y Ayerdi". Real Academia de la Historia.
- ^ a b Conde y Díaz-Rubín & Sanchiz Ruiz 2012, p. 165.
- ^ Cadena Ser.
- ^ a b "Ana Zavala de la Puente". Real Academia de la Historia.