Alberto Ullastres

Alberto Calvo Ullastres (born January 15, 1914 in Madrid, November 15, 2001) is a Spanish economist, lawyer and political activist, Minister of Economy, 1957-1965, and then Spanish Ambassador to the EEC. , author of the liberal economic reform plan

He studied law and economics at the University of Madrid. He participated in the 1936-1939 civil war on the franks. He was a junior officer in the engineering corps. He received several military decorations. Since 1940 he belonged to Opus Dei. After completing the war he made his doctorate in law and became a member of the Institute of Economics at the Higher Research Council. On his initiative he was created at the University of Madrid Faculty of Economics and Political Science. For several years he was a professor of economics and finance at the Center for Studies of the University of Madrid and Economic History at the XIII Social Institute. From February 1957 he served as Minister of Economy. He has developed and implemented a program of liberal economic reforms, known as the stabilization plan, which has led to many years of growth in the Spanish economy. Between 1965 and 1976 he was the first Spanish representative in the EEC. At that time, Spain joined the IMF, GATT and the World Bank. Since 1986 he has worked in the private banking sector. He worked at Banco Bilbao as a consumer advocate. He authored a series of papers on historical-economic issues as well as monetary policy. Authoritative control (person):

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