Miguel Sebastián Gascón
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Miguel Sebastián Gascón (Madrid
, 1957) is a Spanish politician and economist. He is a current member of the Spanish cabinet
serving as Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism.
He has been Zapatero's personal economic adviser since 2004. Before that he was a professor at the Complutense University.
On October 25, 2006 he was personally chosen by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
as socialist candidate for the Madrid Mayoral elections in 2007 however he lost to the People's Party (PP)
incumbent Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
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s on the road by 2014 as part of the government's plan to save energy and boost energy efficiency. The Minister of Industry Miguel Sebastián said that "the electric vehicle is the future and the engine of an industrial revolution".
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, 1957) is a Spanish politician and economist. He is a current member of the Spanish cabinet
Council of Ministers of Spain (9th Legislature)
The following is the list of members of the Cabinet of Spain formed after the 2008 general election....
serving as Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism.
He has been Zapatero's personal economic adviser since 2004. Before that he was a professor at the Complutense University.
On October 25, 2006 he was personally chosen by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012...
as socialist candidate for the Madrid Mayoral elections in 2007 however he lost to the People's Party (PP)
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
incumbent Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón Jiménez is a Spanish politician and mayor of Madrid. A stalwart of the conservative People's Party , he has previously been a leading figure in various local and national legislative bodies.-Personal life:...
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Electric vehicles
Spain intends aims to put 1 million electric carElectric car
An electric car is an automobile which is propelled by electric motor, using electrical energy stored in batteries or another energy storage device. Electric cars were popular in the late-19th century and early 20th century, until advances in internal combustion engine technology and mass...
s on the road by 2014 as part of the government's plan to save energy and boost energy efficiency. The Minister of Industry Miguel Sebastián said that "the electric vehicle is the future and the engine of an industrial revolution".