The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezmade a brief appearance on the steps of La Moncloa this Wednesday afternoon to confirm the changes made to the Council of Ministers following his departure from Jose Luis Escriváwho will be appointed as the new governor of the Bank of Spain, replacing Pablo Hernández de Cos. The current chief of staff, Óscar López, will be the new head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Civil Service, and the new head of the presidency’s cabinet will be Diego Rubio, one of the young advisers in whom the boss has the most confidence. the Executive.
Sánchez praised all three, who in his second appearance without questions on the same day – as a few hours before giving his now traditional opening conference of the political course – once again attacked the opposition, calling it “agony” for its pessimistic diagnosis of the situation in Spain. “We begin the political journey with new ideas, with the best teams,” he said jadedly.
De Escriva said he was a “prestigious” economist who, during his term in government, which began in 2020, “carried out important transformations, key reforms for our country,” among which he cited the pension reform, the creation of Minimum living income or the reform of the civil service. And he stressed that with him at the head of the Bank of Spain, “the Spanish economy gains prestige at European and international level.”
Sánchez explained that, in his opinion, “the best” should be involved in public service and that Escrivá “is one of the best.” Ten years ago, during the PSOE’s primary election campaign against Eduardo Madina that led him to lead the party for the first time, Sánchez harshly attacked José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for appointing him governor of the Bank of Spain. Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñezknown as MAFO, who has passed without interruption from the Government, as Secretary of State of Economy, to lead the high monetary institution. This is exactly what is happening now with Escriva.
Regarding Óscar López, the president highlighted his role as “a great promoter of the technological and audiovisual revolution, first from Parliament and then from La Moncloa, he knows public administration perfectly at all levels and has extensive experience in collaboration with the private sector.” And regarding Rubio, Sánchez said, after praising his academic background (he has a degree in History from the Autonomous University of Barcelona with the best honors in Spain) that “he will bring his integrity, technical rigor and transversal vision to continue preparing Spain” for the future that is coming.
