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Juan-Miguel Villar Mir

Juan-Miguel Villar Mir

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villar and the second or maternal family name is Mir.

Juan-Miguel Villar Mir, 1st Marquess of Villar Mir (born 30 September 1931) is a Spanish billionaire, former politician, and the chairman and CEO of the construction company Obrascón Huarte Lain.[1]

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Early life

He was born in Madrid on 30 September 1931.[2][3] He has a degree in industrial organisation, and a doctorate in civil engineering.[4]

Career

From December 1975 to July 1976, he was the Minister of Economy and Finance. In 1976, he was Third Deputy Prime Minister of Spain for about six months, as a member of the Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista party, under Prime Minister Carlos Arias Navarro.

Obrascón Huarte Lain fell into financial difficulties in the late 1980s, however, and was bought from bankruptcy for one penny in 1987 by Villar Mir,[5] who remains the company's chairman today. Villar Mir turned around the firm's fortunes, and it listed on the Bolsa de Madrid in 1991.

He has been a non-executive director of Santander since 2013.[4]

Personal life

He is married with three children and lives in Madrid, Spain.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "The World's Billionaires: Juan-Miguel Villar Mir". Forbes. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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    "Bloomberg Billionaires Index - Juan-Miguel Villar Mir". Retrieved 1 May 2018 – via www.bloomberg.com.
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    "D. Juan Miguel Villar Mir" (in Spanish). Santander.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
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    "Mr Juan Miguel Villar Mir" (in Spanish). Santander.com. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
  5. [5]
    Tizón, Alvaro (7 February 1999). "El Empresario que Surgió de la Crisis". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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