Nadia Calviño

Personal information:

• Born in A Coruña, Spain (1968)

Career:

• Since June 2018
• GOVERNMENT OF SPAIN
  • First Vice-President & Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise (since November 2023)
  • First Vice-President & Minister for Economy and Digitalisation (July 2021 – November 2023)
  • Second Vice-President of Spain (March – July 2021) Third Vice-President of Spain (January 2020 – March 2021)
  • Minister for Economy and Business of Spain (June 2018 – January 2020)
  • Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the International Monetary Fund (since December 2021)
  • Governor for Spain at European Investment Bank Group, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Stability Mechanism, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, Inter-American Development Bank, Development Bank of Latin America, Central American Bank for Economic Integration, Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and African Development Bank.
  • Chair of National Macro-prudential Authority (AMCESFI).
  • Competent Minister for National Development Bank (Instituto de Crédito Oficial), National Bank Resolution Authority (Fondo de Reorganización Ordenada Bancaria), Capital Markets Supervisor (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores), Bank and Capital Markets Regulator (Secretaría General del Tesoro y Política Financiera), Insurance Regulator and Supervisor (Dirección General de Seguros y Fondos de Pensiones).
• September 2006 – June 2018
• EUROPEAN COMMISSION
  • Director General
  • DG BUDGET (May 2014 – June 2018)
  • Deputy Director-General for Financial Regulation
  • DG Internal Market and Services (Nov. 2010 – May 2014)
  • Deputy Director-General for Mergers and Antitrust
  • D.G. Competition (September 2006 – November 2010)
• 1994 – September 2006
• MINISTRY FOR ECONOMY AND FINANCE OF SPAIN
  • ​​​​​​​Director General for Competition (May 2004 – September 2006)
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Deputy Director General for Mergers (June 2001 – May 2004)
  • Deputy Director General Legal Service & Institutional Relations – DG Competition (July 2000 – June 2001)
  • Head of Cabinet DG Trade Policy & Foreign Investment (1999 – 2000)
  • Deputy Director of Macroeconomic Analysis & Forecast (1998 – 1999)
  • Senior Antitrust Case Handler & EU Affairs – DG Competition (1996 – 1998)
  • Head of Service Macroeconomic Analysis Labour Market & Prices (1994 – 1996)
• 1991 – 1994
  • Professor at Universidad Complutense de Madrid Teaching Economic Policy and the Spanish Financial System

Academic background:

• GRADUATE IN ECONOMICS (1991) - Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
• GRADUATE IN LAW (2001) - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Spain
• TÉCNICO COMERCIAL Y ECONOMISTA DEL ESTADO (1994) - Senior corps of the Spanish civil service specialising in economic policy and trade.

Language skills:

Spanish (native speaker) English and French (bilingual) German (advanced user)

Main honours and publications:

• Foreign Policy Association Medal (2023) – US Foreign Policy Association
• Gran Cruz De La Órden De Boyacá (Colombia) (2023)
• Gran Cruz De Primera Clase (Alemania) (2022)
• Gran Cruz De La Órden Al Mérito De La República Italiana (2021)
• Women And Technology Award (2021) – Orange Foundation
• Master Of Digital Award (2021) – Digital Europe
• Fernandez Latorre Journalism Prize (2020) – Voz De Galicia Journal
• Encomienda De La Orden Del Mérito Civil (2015)
• Premio “Mujer Lider” (2012) – Escuela Negocios Aliter, Fundación Rafael Del Pino Y Merck España
• Premio “Public Sector Lawyer Of The Year” (2007) – Revista Iberian Lawyer

Ms Calviño has contributed to various manuals and frequently publishes articles in her areas of expertise.

Last updated: 01 January 2024 (this CV is based on information provided to the EIB by the person concerned)