Enrique V. Iglesias
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Enrique Valentín Iglesias García (born 29 March 1930 in Arancedo, Asturias) is a Spanish-born Uruguayan economist. He served as the first president of the Central Bank of Uruguay from 1967 to 1969. He has also served as Inter-American Development Bank, an international institution dedicated to furthering economic development in the Western Hemisphere through investment and policy formulation. He was appointed as Special Adviser for Venezuela to Federica Mogherini, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, on 28 May 2019.[1]
Biography
Enrique was born in
During Iglesias's first and second terms as president, the IDB concluded negotiations for its Seventh (1989) and Eighth (1994) General Increase in Resources. Respectively, these negotiations increased the Bank's ordinary capital by
Iglesias is an honorary member in The Club of Rome, promoting a one world government.[4]
He is also a member of the
Political views and controversy
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Iglesias is a strong proponent of
Post-IDB Career
On June 1, 2005, Iglesias announced his resignation from the IDB, effective September 30, 2005. [2] Later in 2005 he became secretary-general of the Ibero-American General Secretariat, a new organization to facilitate cooperation between Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.[6]
Enrique Igleasias is a Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, an organization which works to support democratic leadership, prevent and resolve conflict through mediation and promote good governance in the form of democratic institutions, open markets, human rights and the rule of law. It does so by making available, discreetly and in confidence, the experience of former leaders to today's national leaders. It is a not-for-profit organization composed of former heads of government, senior governmental and international organization officials who work closely with Heads of Government on governance-related issues of concern to them. He is also a member of Washington D.C. based think tank, the Inter-American Dialogue.[7]
Honorary degrees
- 1991: Doctorate in Law, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- 1994: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- 1994: Cândido Mendes University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2000: Southeastern Louisiana University, Louisiana, U.S.
- 2002: Honoris Causa Degree Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico
Honours and awards
- Prince of Asturias Prize, Spain
- Favorite Son of Asturias, Spain[8]
- Favorite Son of Oviedo, Spain
- Order of Rio Branco, Brazil
- Order of the Southern Cross, Brazil
- Grand Cross Silver, Council of the National Order of Juan Mora Fernández, Costa Rica
- Order of the Legion of Honor, France
- 1987: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic, Spain[9]
- Notre Dame Prize for Distinguished Public Service in Latin America, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, U.S.
- 1999: Order of Arts and Lettersof the French Republic, France
- 2000: International Order of Merit, City of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
- 2006: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan
- 2014: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Spain[10]
Professional chronology
- 1954-1966: Managing Director, Unión de Bancos del Uruguay
- 1967-1969: President, Central Bank of Uruguay[2]
- 1972-1985: Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
- 1981: Secretary General, United Nations Conference on New and Renewable Sources of Energy (Kenya)
- 1985-1988: Minister of Foreign Relations, Uruguay
Published works
Iglesias has published quite a few articles and papers. His books include:
- ECLAC and the Economic Relations of Latin America
- Perspectives on Economic Development in Latin America[11]
- Uruguay, a Proposal for Change
- Latin America on the Threshold of the 1980s
- The Energy Challenge
- Development and Equity: The Challenge of the 1980s
References
- ^ "Federica Mogherini appoints Enrique Iglesias as Special Adviser for Venezuela".
- ^ a b Diego Aboal and Gabriel Oddone. "Reglas versus Discrecionalidad: La Política Monetaria en Uruguay entre 1920 y 2000" (PDF). Banco Central del Uruguay.
- ^ "Biografia de Enrique Valentín Iglesias García". Biografias y Vidas (in Spanish). 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ "THE CLUB OF ROME - Honorary Members". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- ^ Fondation Chirac's honour committee
- ^ "Al servicio de la comunidad Iberoamericana". Secretaría General Iberoamericano (in Spanish). 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ "Inter-American Dialogue | Enrique Iglesias". www.thedialogue.org. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Enrique V. Iglesias, Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Cooperación Internacional 1982". Fundación Príncipe de Asturias (in Spanish). 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Spanish: "MINISTERIO DE ASUNTOS EXTERIORES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-07-20. BOE 17-11-87, Spanish Official Journal (accessed on April 4, 2014)
- ^ Spanish: [1] BOE 14-03-29, Spanish Official Journal (accessed on March 30, 2014)
- ISBN 978-0-940602-51-9.
External links
- IDB: Enrique Iglesias Archived 2016-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Appearances on C-SPAN