Rojo Duque, Luis Angel

b. 1934, Madrid

   Economist

   Rojo studied law and economics at the University of Madrid and the London School of Economics, where he became an admirer of John Maynard Keynes. He was a popular and innovative economics professor at the University of Madrid until 1985, where his students included the future Minister of the Economy, Carlos Solchaga. He entered the Banco de España in 1971 as head of the research division, and was named deputy governor in 1988. He assumed the governorship in 1992 when his predecessor, Mariano Rubio, departed following the Ibercorp financial scandal. Rojo is the first head of a truly autonomous Spanish central bank, following the 1994 legislation.

   See also: banks; economy

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