Eduardo Serra Rexach
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Eduardo Serra
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| Spanish Minister of Defence | |
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In office 1996–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Gustavo Suárez Pertierra |
| Succeeded by | Federico Trillo-Figueroa |
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19 December 1946 Madrid, Spain |
| Political party | Partido Popular |
Eduardo Serra Rexach is a Spanish politician and businessman, who served as the Minister of Defence from 1996 to 2000 during the government of José María Aznar. He is the only person to have held public office with all three governing parties in democratic Spain, having served in senior roles in the UCD, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, and the Partido Popular.
Born in Madrid on 19 December 1946, Serra attended primary and secondary school at Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu. He graduated with a degree in law from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1968. In 1974, he joined the Cuerpo de Abogados del Estado (the state bar).
He has been a member of various non-profit organisations; in July 1987, he was appointed Director General of Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción (FAD - Foundation for Help Against Drug Addiction), and has been president of the institution since March 1996. He has also been President of the Royal Board of Trustees of the Museo del Prado (2000-2004), and president and founder of Real Institute Elcano for International and Strategic Studies. He is also the chairman of Everis Foundation.
Serra is married to Luz del Camino Municio and has one son from a previous marriage.
Serra entered politics in 1977 as part of the cabinet of the then Minister of Industry and Energy, Alberto Oliart, while Adolfo Suárez and the Union of the Democratic Centre were in power. He soon rose to become the head of staff of the cabinet and served in this capacity until 1979. From 1979 to 1982, he served as the general secretary of National Institute of Industry.
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