Fernando Becker

Fernando Becker Zuazúa (born 1955) is a Spanish economist, executive, professor and politician. He has served as minister of Economy and Finance of the Junta of Castile and León (1991–1995) and as President of the Official Credit Institute (1996–1999).

Biography Born in León on 30 July 1955, He earned a licentiate degree and a PhD in Economics from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM). He worked for a time as assistant lecturer at the UAM,

In 1991, he was appointed as regional minister of Economy and Finance of the Junta of Castile and León, in a regional cabinet presided by Juan José Lucas. He left office in 1995, after the regional election, in which he had been elected member of the Cortes of Castile and León in representation of the constituency of León, running in the list of the People's Party (PP).

He was elected member of the Senate in representation of the province of León at the 1996 general election, yet he renounced to his seat in that year. He served then as President of the Official Credit Institute until 1999.

Since 1999 he is also professor of Applied Economics at the King Juan Carlos University.