Rubén Silvano Manso Olivar

Manso graduated with a doctorate in economics from the Complutense University of Madrid^[1] and worked as a financial regulator and then the CEO of several asset managing companies, including Banco Zaragozano and Eurobank del Mediterráneo.^[2] In 2015, he was appointed chairman of Banco Madrid.^[2]

He has also lectured in economics and business science at the University of Alcalá.^[3]

Manso took leave of absence from his roles at Banco Madrid and the Bank of Spain in order to become the coordinator of Vox's economic program.^[3]

Manso was elected to the Congress of Deputies during the November 2019 Spanish general election to represent the Málaga constituency for Vox.^[4]

He is Vox's media spokesman for economic issues. He argues in favor of greater deregulation of financial markets, the abolition of autonomous communities and the minimum wage, as well as the reduction of social security contributions.^[5]