Juan Vázquez García
Juan Antonio Vázquez García (born 1 January 1952 in Bo, Aller, Asturias) is a Spanish economist, who between 2000 and 2008 served as rector of the University of Oviedo, where he was a professor.
Juan Vázquez | |
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| Born | January 1, 1952 Bo, Aller, Asturias, Spain |
| Education | Economics and Business Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid PhD. in Economics, University of Oviedo |
| Occupation | Economist |
Vázquez has also served as president of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities between 2003 and 2007, as vice-rector of the Menéndez Pelayo International University between 1995 and 1999 and dean of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences of the University of Oviedo between 1986 and 1994, as well as an adviser to multiple universities and the regional government of Asturias between 2012 and 2015.
In 2019 he became the candidate of the political party Citizens to the presidency of the Principality of Asturias. That same year he won a seat in the regional parliament, but he later resigned due to discrepancies with the national leadership of the party.