Pedro Morenés

Pedro Morenés
Morenés in September 2012
Minister of Defence of Spain
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 December 2011
Monarch	H.M. Juan Carlos I (2011-2014) H.M. Felipe VI (from 2014)
Prime Minister	Mariano Rajoy Brey
Preceded by	Carme Chacón Piqueras
Personal details
Born	17 September 1948 Las Arenas
Political party	Independent, (vinculated to the People's Party)
Spouse(s)	Goretti Escauriaza Barreiro
Children	Ramón, Isabela and Sofía
Alma mater	University of Navarra University of Deusto Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics
Occupation	Lawyer, professor
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Pedro de Morenés y Álvarez de Eulate (born 17 September 1948) is a Spanish politician. On 21 December 2011, he was named Spanish Minister of Defence.^[1]

Early life and education

Morenés was born in Las Arenas, province of Vizcaya, on 17 September 1948.^[1][2] He is the second son of Don José María de Morenés y Carvajal, 4th Viscount of Alesón (son of the Count and Countess of the Asalto, Grandees of Spain) and Doña Ana Sofía Álvarez de Eulate y Mac-Mahón. He studied law at the University of Navarra and business administration at the University of Deusto.^[1] He obtained a master’s degree in ship Management and economics at the Bremen Institute of Shipping Economics.^[2]

Career

Morenés began his career as lawyer in 1979. After working private law firms, he became the head of the Legal Services branch of the Shipbuilding Division in the National Industry Institute (INI) in 1991.^[2] He also became a professor of vessel chartering and shipping freight in the Spanish Maritime Institute of Madrid and in the European Institute for Maritime Studies. In 1994, he was named as the managing director of the commercial branch of the Shipbuilding Division in the National Industry Institute (INI) and member of its Steering Committee.^[2] Next, he was appointed secretary of State for Defence in the Ministry of Defence in May 1996. Four years later, in May 2000, he was appointed secretary of State for Security in the Ministry of the Interior. His tenure lasted two years, and in August 2002, he became secretary of State for Scientific and Technological Policy in the Ministry of Science and Technology.^[2] His tenure lasted until March 2005. He served as the secretary general of the Businessmen Association from March 2005 to June 2010. In January 2009, he was also appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of Construcciones Navales del Norte, and served there until January 2011.^[2] Then he began to serve as the chairman of MBDA Spain, a missile systems firm, in June 2010^[3] and of Segur Ibérica, a private security firm, in January 2011.^[4][5] His tenure lasted until December 2011. He was appointed Defence Minister on 21 December 2011.

Morenés labelled the mission in Afghanistan as war, breaking a taboo in 2012.^[5]

Honours

•  Spain :
  • Knight of the Royal Cavalry Armory of Zaragoza (14/11/1966).^[6]
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (07/05/2004).^[7]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Pedro Morenés

16. Antonio de Morenés, 3rd Baron of the Cuatro Torres               8. Carlos de Morenés, 4th Baron of the Cuatro Torres                       17. Antonia de Tord y Crell               4. Ramón de Morenés, 8th Count of the Asalto                             18. Carlos García-Alesón, 6th Count of the Asalto               9. María Fernanda García-Alesón, 7th Countess of the Asalto                       19. María Dolores Pardo-Rivadeneyra y Ruiz de Trocóniz               2. José María de Morenés, 4th Viscount of Alesón                                   20. Ángel María de Carvajal, 8th Duke of Abrantes               10. Vicente de Carvajal, 16th Marquess of Aguilafuente                       21. María Manuela Téllez-Girón y Pimentel               5. María Inmaculada de Carvajal y Hurtado de Mendoza                             22. Esteban Hurtado de Mendoza, 7th Lord of Jausoro               11. Ramona Hurtado de Mendoza y Ruiz de Otazu                       23. María Manuela Ruiz de Otazu y Balencegui               1. Pedro de Morenés y Álvarez de Eulate                                         24. Rafael Álvarez de Eulate y Acedo               12. Vicente Álvarez de Eulate y Moreda                       25. María Josefa de Moreda y Murúa               6. Joaquín Álvarez de Eulate y de la Mata                             26. Felipe de la Mata y Fernández de Arnedo               13. María Dolores de la Mata y Barrenechea                       27. María Felipa de Barrenechea, 5th Countess of San Cristóbal               3. Ana Sofía Álvarez de Eulate y Mac-Mahón                                   28. Pedro Mac-Mahón y Jane               14. Pedro Mac-Mahón, 1st Marquess of Mac-Mahón                       29. Josefa de Aguirre y Cucullu               7. Elena Mac-Mahón y Jacquet                             30. Carlos Hipólito Jacquet               15. Sofía Micaela Jacquet y La Salle                       31. Carolina Luisa de La Salle

References

1. "Pedro Morenés, ministro de Defensa: un empresario vasco "protagonista" con Rajoy". RTVE. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
2. "D. PEDRO MORENÉS EULATE". Defence Ministry. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
3. "MBDA Appoints Executive Chairman and General Manager to Strengthen its Position in Spain" (Press Release). MBDA Missile Systems. 16 June 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
4. "New Spanish Defence Minister has cluster bomb past". Typicallty Spanish. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
5. "Every redeployment must be orderly". El País. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
6. Revista Hidalguía número 256-257. Año 1996. 22 December 2011. p. 377. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
7. Boletín Oficial del Estado

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