The vice president of the National Market and Competition Commission (CNMC), Ángel Torres, has died this Saturday, August 19, at the age of 70, as reported in a statement by the CNMC.
Ángel Torres was appointed vice president of the CNMC in June 2020 and his unmatched vocation for public service”.
“His strategic vision has been key in these years to address the regulation of complex sectors such as energy, telecommunications or transport, among others,” underlines the CNMC.
CAREER PATH
Ángel Torres belonged to the Superior Corps of Commercial Technicians and State Economists. He was executive director at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group, in Washington DC, economic and commercial adviser at the Permanent Representation of Spain at the OECD, in Paris, and head of the Economic and Commercial Office at the Embassy of Spain in Rome.
In the Spanish Public Administration, he held the following positions, among others: General Secretary for Economic Policy and Defense of Competition, General Director of Economic Policy and General Director of Planning at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Deputy General Director of Studies and Head of the Balance of Payments Service in the Secretary of State for Commerce, and deputy director and advisory member of Multilateral Financial Institutions in the Secretary of State for Economy and Business Support.
The CNMC highlights that the entire professional career of Ángel Torres “has been presided over by serving the general interest of our country, a vocation that has formed an integral part of our institution during these last three years.”
