Pedro Schwartz
Pedro Schwartz in May 2019
Born (1935-01-30) January 30, 1935
Madrid
NationalitySpanish
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid
London School of Economics
University of Buckingham
Occupation(s)Economist, politician

Pedro Schwartz Girón OBE (born 1935) is a Spanish economist and former politician.

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. 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] He 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).

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pedro Schwartz Girón". Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas. Archived from the original on 2013-06-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Professor Pedro Schwartz". University of Buckingham. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Pedro Schwartz". Cato Institute. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Schwartz Girón, Pedro". Congress of Deputies.
  5. ↑ "2014-2016 Board of Directors". Mont Pelerin Society. Retrieved September 24, 2016.


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