Mariano Rubio

Mariano Rubio (14 November 1931–4 October 1999) was a Spanish economist who served as the governor of Bank of Spain in the period 1984–1992. He involved in a scandal known as Ibercorp incident and was forced to resign from the office.

For the Spanish politician, see Mariano Navarro Rubio.

Mariano Rubio
Born
Mariano Rubio Jiménez

14 November 1931
Burgos
Died4 October 1999(1999-10-04) (aged 67)
Madrid
OccupationEconomist
Years active1960s–July 1992
Known for
Spouses
Isabel Azcárate
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(divorced)​
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    (m. 1988)​

    Early life and education

    Rubio was born in Burgos on 14 November 1931.[1] He studied law, but he did not complete his studies. He later graduated from the University of Madrid receiving a bachelor's degree in economics.[1] During his undergraduate studies he was part of the University Socialist Association and arrested due to his anti-Francoist activities.[1]

    Career

    Following his release from the prison Rubio left Spain for Paris where he worked at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.[2] He returned to Spain in 1963 and began to work at the treasury.[1] In 1965 he was appointed deputy director of the research department of the Bank of Spain.[2] Ángel Madroñero, the head of the department, was instrumental in his appointment.[2]

    In 1970 he became general director of financial policy department of the ministry of finance, and remained in the office until 1972 when he resigned. Next year he was named the head of Enagás company. Between 1977 and 1984 he was deputy governor of the Bank of Spain.[3] In July 1984 he succeeded J. R. Álvarez Rendueles as governor of the bank.[1][4] Rubio's appointment was supported by the Economy Minister Carlos Solchaga.[5] In July 1992 Rubio had to resign from the office due to his involvement in a scandal known as Ibercorp case[4][6] and was replaced by Luis Angel Rojo in the post.[4] Rubio was accused of employing some confidential information to gain dividends in the stock market.[5]

    During his tenure as governor of the bank Spanish credit market was radically transformed and became much more liberal than the previous periods.[3]

    Later years, personal life and death

    Following the Ibercorp case Carlos Solchaga resigned from the office.[5] Miguel Boyer also implicated in the case, and both Boyer and Rubio in addition to others, including their wives, were taken to the court.[7] Rubio arrested and jailed due to his involvement in the scandal in 1994.[8][9]

    Rubio married twice. He first married Isabel Azcárate.[4] His second wife was Uruguay-born author Carmen Posadas with who he wed in January 1988.[10][11] He died of colon cancer in Madrid on 4 October 1999.[1][10][11]

    References
    1. "Mariano Rubio" (in Spanish). Biografías y Vidas. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
    2. José L. García-Ruiz (January 2017). "The rise and decline of the research departments in Spanish financial institutions, 1930-2015". History of Economic Ideas. 25 (2). doi:10.19272/201706102006.
    3. Tano Santos (2017). "Antes del Diluvio: The Spanish Banking System in the First Decade of the Euro". In Edward L. Glaeser; Tano Santos; E. Glen Weyl (eds.). After the Flood: How the Great Recession Changed Economic Thought. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. doi:10.7208/chicago/9780226443683.001.0001. ISBN 9780226443546.
    4. "El ex gobernador del Banco de España Mariano Rubio ha muerto". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid. 4 October 1999. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
    5. Fernando Jiménez (1998). "Political scandals and political responsibility in democratic Spain". West European Politics. 21 (4): 84, 97. doi:10.1080/01402389808425272.
    6. Ian Cram (2002). A Virtue Less Cloistered: Courts, Speech and Constitutions. Oxford; Portland, OR: Hart Publishing. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-84113-038-5.
    7. "Spain's Insiders in Insider Scandal". The New York Times. 23 May 1992. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
    8. Hayley Rabanal (2011). Belén Gopegui: The Pursuit of Solidarity in Post-transition Spain. New York: Tamesis. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-85566-233-9.
    9. Jose Yoldi (5 May 1994). "Rubio, Preysler y Boyer, inculpados por el 'caso Ibercorp'". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
    10. Maite Nieto (26 November 2020). "Carmen Posadas, la mujer que exorcizó sus fantasmas con la escritura". El Pais (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
    11. J. Madrid (4 October 2019). "Mariano Rubio y Carmen Posadas, la historia de amor que unió finanzas y cuore". Vanitatis (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
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