SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE

 

Functions

• Overall responsibility for Spanish trade policy. Key responsibilities include defining the internationalisation strategy, participation and monitoring of the design and implementation of the EU’s trade and investment policy, and the defence of Spain’s commercial interests before international organisations. Promotion of exports and attraction of foreign investment through instruments such as ICEX Spain Export and Investment, development of economic intelligence, enhancement of the competitiveness of Spanish companies, as well as supporting SMEs in their internationalisation process.

Academic background

• Bachelor´s Degree in Law, with a specialization in European Union Law, San Pablo CEU University, Madrid, 1998.
• Civil servant of the High Corps of State Lawyers since November 2005.

Professional experience

• Secretary of State for Trade at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business since May 2024.
• President of ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones, a public business entity integrated into the structure of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business, under the Secretary of State for Trade.
• Undersecretary of Economy, Trade and Business from December 2023 until May 2024.
• Undersecretary of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation from January 2020 until December 2023.
• Undersecretary of Economy and Business from June 2018 until January 2020.
• Member of the Board of Directors of SEPI, member of the Governing Committee of the FROB and member of the Consortium of the City of Toledo since June 2018.
• Head of the Spanish Delegation of UNCITRAL Group V, Insolvency Law from April 2014 until June 2018 and rapporteur of the 53rd session.
• Legal advisor to the Working Group for the Proposal for a Directive on Restructuring and Second Chance since January 2017.
• State Lawyer coordinating the legal assistance agreements with Consorcio Ciberesp, Portel Servicios Telemáticos S.A., Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) and with the Sociedad Estatal de Infraestructuras del Transporte Terrestre (SEITTSA).
• Head of the Insolvency Department in the Subdirectorate General of the Contentious Services of the State Attorney's Office, from September 2013 until June 2018.
• Legal advisor to the Ministry of Justice for the Working Group for the reform of the European Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings from 2012 until 2013.
• Deputy Chief State Attorney, Coordinator of Insolvency Matters, Legal Service of the State Tax Administration Agency, Central Services, from November 2010 until July 2013.
• State Attorney before the Central Contentious-Administrative Courts between January and November 2010.
• State Attorney at the Barcelona State Attorney's Office before the High Court of Justice of Cataluña, between November 2005 and January 2010, where she worked as coordinator of the Contentious-Administrative Courts and Criminal Courts.