Luis Carlos Croissier Batista (born 1950) is a Spanish politician and executive. He served as Minister of Industry and Energy from 1986 to 1988.

Biography

He was born on 18 August 1950 in Arucas,[1] in the Canary Islands. He moved to the mainland to take his university studies and graduated in Economics at the Complutense University of Madrid, where he became a member of the clandestine Communist Party of Spain (PCE).[2][3] Croissier, who went on to Paris to further continue post-graduate studies in Economics, returned to Spain in 1974 and joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).[3] After the death of the dictator, Croissier joined the High Corps of Technicians in Civil Administration.[3]

Croissier, who had run as candidate in the PSOE list vis-à-vis the 1982 general election, became a member of the Congress of Deputies in 1983, covering the vacant seat for Madrid left in the lower house by Francisco Fernández Ordóñez.[4] He soon renounced to the seat and was replaced by Manuel Abejón Adámez.[5]

Considered to be close to Carlos Solchaga,[6] Croissier became the President of the Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI) in 1984.[2] During his mandate the privatisation of the public sector accelerated.[2]

Appointed as Minister of Industry and Energy of the second González cabinet, he was sworn in in July 1986, at 35 years old.[1][n. 1] After his ministerial rule, he served for 8 years (1988–1996) as the first president of the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), the financial regulator of the securities markets in Spain.[8]

He has been a member of the board of directors of companies such as Adolfo Domínguez, Eolia, High Tech Hoteles, Jazztel, Repsol YPF and Alantra.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ At the time he was the brother-in-law of the then wife of Josep Borrell.[7]

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