(Spanish, 1948): European Commission Vice President and European Commissioner for Competition (2010 – 2014), European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs (2004 – 2010), Leader of the PSOE (1997 – 2000), Minister for Public Administration in successive PSOE governments (1986 -1991), Member of the Spanish Parliament (1979 – 2004), Minister for Employment and Social Affairs (1982 -1986), Chief Economist at the UGT – a Spanish trade union – (1976 – 1979), Chairman of the Board of the Centre for European Policy Studies (since 2019).