Miguel Boyer
| Miguel Boyer | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Economy, Treasury and Commerce | |
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In office 1 December 1982 – 6 July 1985 |
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| Prime Minister | Felipe González |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Solchaga Catalán |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 February 1939 St. Jean de Luz, France |
| Died | 29 September 2014 (aged 75) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party | Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Elena Arnedo (m. 1964; div. 1985) Isabel Preysler (m. 1987) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
Miguel Boyer Salvador (5 February 1939 – 29 September 2014) was a Spanish economist and politician, who served as minister of economy, treasury and commerce from 1982 to 1985.
Boyer was born in St. Jean de Luz, France, on 5 February 1939. He was a graduate of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid where he studied economics. He also received a degree in physics from the same university.
Boyer worked at different banks and institutions. He served as the director of planning for Union Explosivos Rio Tinto and later as a senior economist at the Bank of Spain. He became the deputy director of the national industrial institute and then the director of the institute in 1974. He was one of the Ibercorp shareholders.
He joined the Socialist Party as part of its social democrat wing in 1960. He helped Felipe González to form a faction in the party in the mid-1970s. Boyer was a member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies, representing Jaén Province, and economic spokesperson of the party. He and Carlos Solchaga were the architects of the party's economy policy.
Boyer was appointed minister of economy, treasury and commerce to the first cabinet of Felipe González on 2 December 1982. In 1985, he developed a tax act that enabled people to avoid tax on saving interest if they invested in insurance accounts. During his term he was regarded as the most powerful member of the cabinet. However, in a cabinet reshuffle in July 1985 Boyer was removed from office and was succeeded by Carlos Solchaga in the post. It was speculated that Boyer was forced to resign due to his clash with Deputy Prime Minister Alfonso Guerra. In addition, Boyer attempted to increase his power in the cabinet and demanded to assume the post of second vice prime minister, also leading to his forced resignation.
Shortly after leaving office he was named as the chief executive of the Banco Exterior de Espana and next of the investment company, Cartera Central. In 1986, he was named member of the Abragam committee that oversaw the future structure of the CERN. Until 1999 he served as a senior manager at the Spanish construction group FCC. From July 1999 to January 2005, he was the chairman of CLH, a Spanish fuel distribution company. In May 2010, Boyer was appointed board member to the Hispania Racing Team. He also assumed the post of finance director and advisor to the team. On 20 May 2010, he was also named as the independent member of the board of directors of Red Electrica Corporacion SA. In addition he served as the head of Urbis.
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