Antonio Jara Andreu

Antonio Jara Andréu (born 12 April 1946) is a Spanish professor of law and former politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the mayor of Granada (1979–1991), a member of the Parliament of Andalusia (1982–1986) and a member of the Congress of Deputies (1989–1992). He was the president of the Caja Granada savings bank from 2010 to 2017.

Biography Jara Andréu was born in Alquerías, near Murcia. He moved to Granada in 1967 for a law degree at the University of Granada while working as a security guard at the institution; he was a professor at the university from 1977 until leaving in 1980 for his political career. Early into his term, the bank fused with Caja Murcia, Caixa Penedès and Sa Nostra to form Banco Mare Nostrum, with him taking one of two vice-presidencies. In June 2014, Caja Granada was dissolved as a savings bank and reconstituted as a foundation. In December 2017, with Bankia poised to acquire Banco Mare Nostrum, Jara Andréu resigned.