José Manuel Soria, minister of industry, Trade and Tourism
22 December 2011
The one who up to now has been president of the Popular Party in Canaries, José Manuel Soria, will form part of the new Executive of Mariano Rajoy like minister of industry, Energy and Tourism, as it has announced the president of the Government, Mariano Rajoy.
This economist of training, has ploughed the greater part of his political career in the Canarian institutions, being mayor of his hometown —Las Palmas de Gran Canaria— between 1995 and 2003 and president of the Cabildo insular of Big Canarian between 2003 and 2007. Between 2007 and 2010 it was vice-president and adviser of Economy and Inland revenue of the Canarian government.