Nadia Calviño
First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nadia María Calviño Santamaría (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnaðja kalˈβiɲo]; born 3 October 1968) is a Spanish economist and civil servant serving as the President of the European Investment Bank since January 2024. She previously served as the First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain from July 2021 and Minister of Economy from 2018 to December 2023 under prime minister Pedro Sánchez. In 2020, the post was renamed as Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. In the 15th legislature, which began in November 2023, she was part of the government as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise.[1]
Calviño started her career in different positions within the Ministry of Economy and in 2006 took up a post at the European Commission. She worked in several directorates-general and in 2014 was appointed Director-General for Budget (DG BUDG).[2] She held this post until June 2018, when Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez appointed her as Minister of Economy and Business. In 2020, he promoted her to deputy prime minister.