Pedro Schwartz
Spanish economist and politician (born 1935)
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Pedro Schwartz Girón OBE (born 1935) is a Spanish economist and former politician.
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Ana Maria Bravo Zabalgoitia
Pedro Schwartz | |
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Pedro Schwartz in May 2019 | |
| Born | 30 January 1935 |
| Education | Complutense University of Madrid London School of Economics University of Buckingham |
| Occupations | Economist, politician |
| Spouse(s) |
Mercedes Juste Werner
(after 1966)Ana Maria Bravo Zabalgoitia |
| Children | 4 |
Early life
Schwartz was born on 30 January 1935 in Madrid.[1] His father was Juan Schwartz Díaz-Flores, a diplomat who served as Spanish ambassador in Austria and contributed to the salvation of Jews during the Holocaust.[2]
Schwartz graduated from the Complutense University of Madrid, where he received Bachelor of Arts and doctorate of law degrees.[2] He received a master's degree and a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics.[2][3]
Career
Schwartz is the Fundación Rafael del Pino Research Professor of Economics at CEU San Pablo University.[3] He is also a visiting lecturer in economics at the University of Buckingham.[2] He serves as an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.[3]
Schwartz joined the Mont Pelerin Society in 1977.[3]
He was a member of the 2nd Congress of Deputies (1982–1986).[4]
Schwartz became a member of the Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas on 22 February 2005.[1]
He served as president of the Mont Pelerin Society between 2014 and 2016.[5]
Schwartz was made Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1990.[2]
Personal life
Schwartz married his first wife, Mercedes Juste Werner in 1966, and had one child. He has three children with his second wife Ana Maria Bravo Zabalgoitia (born 1945).
