José Folgado | |
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Mayor of Tres Cantos | |
In office 2007–2012 | |
Preceded by | María del Valle de la Poza |
Succeeded by | Jesús Moreno García |
Deputy of Congress | |
In office 2000–2008 | |
Constituency | Zamora |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 April 1944 Morales del Rey, Castile and León, Spain |
Died | 23 March 2020 Madrid, Spain | (aged 75)
Cause of death | COVID-19 |
Political party | People's Party |
José Folgado Blanco (3 April 1944 – 23 March 2020) was a Spanish businessman, economist and politician.
Biography
He was a member of the People's Party. He served as president of Red Eléctrica de España from 2012 to 2018; as Deputy of Congress in 2000[1] and from 2004 to 2008,[2] representing Zamora; as mayor of Tres Cantos from 2007 to 2012.[3]
Folgado also was Secretary of State for Budgets and Expenses between 1996 and 2000; for Economy, Energy and SMEs between 2000 and 2002; and for Energy, Industrial Development and SMEs since 2002 until 2004.[4]
He died on 23 March 2020 of COVID-19 at the age of 75.[5]
Honors
Order of Isabella the Catholic (Knight Grand Cross. 2004)[6]
References
- ^ VII Legislatura. Folgado Blanco, José (in Spanish)
- ^ VIII Legislatura. Folgado Blanco, José(in Spanish)
- ^ Muere por coronavirus José Folgado, exsecretario de Estado y expresidente de Red Eléctrica (in Spanish)
- ^ CV de José Folagado. REE Archived 2020-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ Muere el ex-presidente de Red Eléctrica José Folgado por coronavirus (in Spanish)
- ^ Real Decreto 1158/2004, de 7 de mayo, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden de Isabel la Católica a don José Folgado Blanco. (in Spanish)