Rodrigo Rato
Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo (born 18 March 1949) is a Spanish politician. He served as Minister of the Economy of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He is a member of the conservative People's Party (PP). He was also First Deputy Prime Minister from 2003 to 2004. He became Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and served from 2004 to 2007.
Rodrigo Rato | |
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| Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund | |
| In office 7 June 2004 – 1 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Horst Köhler |
| Succeeded by | Dominique Strauss-Kahn |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 3 September 2003 – 17 April 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | José María Aznar |
| Preceded by | Mariano Rajoy |
| Succeeded by | María Teresa Fernández de la Vega |
| Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain | |
| In office 6 May 1996 – 4 September 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | José María Aznar |
| Preceded by | Juan Antonio García Díez |
| Succeeded by | Javier Arenas |
| Minister of Economy and Competitiveness | |
| In office 27 April 2000 – 17 April 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | José María Aznar |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Solbes |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 5 May 1996 – 27 April 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | José María Aznar |
| Preceded by | Pedro Solbes |
| Succeeded by | Cristóbal Montoro (Finance) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo 18 March 1949 Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | People's Party (temporarily resigned membership)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Gela Alarcó |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Ramón Rato Aurora Figaredo |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid University of California, Berkeley |
Rato was arrested on 16 April 2015 for alleged fraud, embezzlement and money laundering.[2][3] His name appeared in the Panama Papers.[4] On 23 February 2017, Rato was found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to 4 ½ years' imprisonment.[5]
Rodrigo Rato Media
Rodrigo de Rato (R), Turkey's Minister of Economy Ali Babacan (C), and World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz (L) shake hands after signing the memorandum of understanding for the 2009 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings to be held in Turkey.
References
- ↑ Ex-IMF chief temporarily resigns PP membership over credit card probe. 21 October 2014. http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/10/21/inenglish/1413882917_412306.html. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ «Rato, detenido en el registro de su vivienda en Madrid por supuestos delitos de fraude y blanqueo.» RTVE. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ "Spanish police search home and off ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato". BBC News. 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ Europa Press (18 April 2016). "Rodrigo Rato, también en los 'Papeles de Panamá'". europapress.es.
- ↑ Jones, Sam (23 January 2017). "Former IMF chief gets four years in jail for embezzlement in Spain". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/23/former-imf-chief-gets-four-years-jail-after-corruption-trial-in-spain. Retrieved 24 February 2017.