Julián García Vargas

Julián García Vargas (born 1945) is a Spanish economist and socialist politician who served in different cabinets of Spain.

Julián García Vargas
Julián García Vargas in 1986
Minister of Defense
In office
13 March 1991 – 28 June 1995
Prime MinisterFelipe González
Preceded byNarcís Serra
Succeeded byGustavo Suárez Pertierra
Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs
In office
26 July 1986 – 13 March 1991
Prime MinisterFelipe González
Preceded byErnest Lluch
Succeeded byJulián García Valverde
Personal details
Born1945 (age 75–76)
Madrid
NationalitySpanish
Alma materUniversidad Complutense de Madrid

Early life and education

Garcia was born in Madrid in 1945.[1] He received a degree in economic sciences from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 1968.[2]

Career and activities

Garcia is an economist and healthcare expert by profession.[3] He is a member of the Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).[3] He began his career in private sector and then joined public sector where he worked until 1986.[2]

He was appointed health minister on 26 July 1986 in the cabinet led by the then prime minister Felipe Gonzales.[4] Garcia was in office until March 1991.[2] He is considered to be one of the three Spanish health ministers who significantly improved health-care system of the country.[5] He was appointed defense minister on 12 March 1991 in a cabinet reshuffle.[1] He retained his post in the July 1993 reshuffle.[6] However, Garcia resigned from office on 2 July 1995 due to press reports revealing that the military secret services (CESED) had been spying on individuals and public figures.[1][7] Gustavo Suarez Pertierra succeeded Garcia as defense minister in a cabinet reshuffle.[8]

After leaving office he served as the special envoy of the European Union in Mostar (Bosnia) from November 1995 to April 1996 for the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement.[2] He was the president of the Spanish Association of Defense Technology, Aeronautics and Space Administration (TEDAE) until his resignation in June 2013.[9] He is the president of the Spanish Atlantic Association.[10] He has been board member of several companies.[2]

References
  1. "Julián García Vargas". Ministerio de Defensa. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. "Board of Directors". TYPSA Group. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  3. "The Spanish healthcare system will survive, but it requires urgent changes". ESADE. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. Edward Schumacher (27 July 1986). "Changes are few as Spain swears in cabinet". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  5. Miguel Labay Matías (3 March 2012). "Paediatrics, the People and Politicians in Spain – History, Development, Reality and Future". In Öner Özdemir (ed.). Contemporary Pediatrics (PDF). InTech. ISBN 978-953-51-0154-3.
  6. Phil Davison (14 July 1993). "Gonzalez brings independents into Spain's cabinet". The Independent. Madrid. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  7. Víctor Pérez-Díaz (1999). Spain at the Crossroads: Civil Society, Politics and the Rule of Law. Harvard University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-674-00052-0. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  8. "Gonzalez Names New Ministers Following Phone-Tapping Scandal". Associated Press. 30 June 1995. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  9. "Julián García Vargas deja de presidir la asociación de empresas de defensa". diariovasco (in Spanish). EFE. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  10. "European defense and Transatlantic relations" (PDF). INCIPE. 15 December 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
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