Álvaro Nadal

Álvaro Nadal
Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda
In office 4 November 2016 – 7 June 2018
Prime Minister	Mariano Rajoy
Preceded by	José Manuel Soria
Succeeded by	Teresa Ribera Ecological Transition Reyes Maroto Tourism
Director-General of the Economic Office of the Prime Minister of Spain[1]
In office 23 December 2011 – 4 November 2016
Prime Minister	Mariano Rajoy
Preceded by	Javier Vallés Liberal
Succeeded by	Eva Valle Maestro
Member of the Congress of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 March 2008
Constituency	Madrid
Personal details
Born	(1970-01-30) 30 January 1970 (age 54) Madrid, Spain
Political party	People's Party
Alma mater	Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI School of Engineering ICADE

Álvaro María Nadal Belda is a Spanish economist and politician. He has been a member of the Congress of Deputies since 2008. He was appointed Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda on 4 November 2016.^[2] He left office on 7 June 2018 after the Government that he was part of lost the support of the Congress.

He has a twin brother named Alberto Nadal Belda who was Secretary of State of Budgets and Expenditures since 2016 to 2018.

Álvaro María Nadal Belda born in Madrid on 30 January 1970. He holds a degree in law, Economics and Business. He is a Commercial Technician and State Economist and he passed a Doctorate courses at Harvard University. He also held different administrative positions in the ministries of Economy, the Treasury and Industry.

Since 2004 is Secretary of Economy of the Popular Party and since 2011, Director-General of the Economic Office of the President of the Government. In 2008 he was elected Deputy of the Congress of Deputies.

In 2016, PM Mariano Rajoy appointed him as his new Minister of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda until 2018.

He speaks fluently English, French and German.^[3]

Coincidentally, he has the same degrees as his twin brother.