Ms Elena Salgado Mendez (proposed by Spain)

Below her CV from a OECD site. She is the current Health Minsiter in Spain.

Here is her brief official bio in Spanish.

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Professional Experience Feb. 2004 - Abertis Telecom - Member of the Board of Directors 2003 - Present - 11811 Nueva Información Telefónica  (Subsidiary of Telegate AG) - President 2002 – 2003 - Vallehermoso Telecom - Executive Director 1997 – 2002 - Lenci Consulting S.L - Director Strategic consulting services for leading companies in advanced technologies sectors and the energy sector 1999 – 2002 - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Member of the Social Council** body that promotes relations between the university and society 1999 – 2000 - Arthur Andersen - Member of the Advisory Council 1991 – 1996 - Ministry of Public Works, Transport and the Environment - Secretary-General for Communications Supervision of postal and telecommunications policy Other responsibilities Telefonica S.A.    Member of the Board of Directors Retevision   Public body under supervision Hispasat S.A.   President of the Board of Directors Correos y Telégrafos  President of the Board of Directors Caja Postal   Member of the Board of Directors   1988 – 1992 - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Member of the Social Council**body that promotes relations between the university and society 1985 – 1991 - Ministry of Economy and Finance - Director-General for Personnel Expenditure and Public Pensions - Responsibility for drawing up the lists of posts and salary scales for all the State Civil Service, public bodies and autonomous bodies. Management of the civil servants’ pensions system as a whole and Civil War pensions and implementation of the Amnesty Legislation. Other responsibilities Hunosa - Member of the Board of Directors RENFE - Member of the Board of Directors Trasmediterranea - Member of the Board of Directors National Mint - Member of the Board of Directors              1982 -1984 - Industry Ministry - Director of the Department of Studies in the Institute for Small and Medium-sized Businesses 1976 - 1982 - Economics Department of the School of Industrial Organization       Academic Background 1972 - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Industrial Engineer, specializing in Energy 1977 - Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Graduate in Economic Science, specializing in Structure 1973 - Escuela Organización Industrial - Masters in Quantative Management Methods 1972-1974 - Universidad Politécnica Madrid - Specialization: Industrial Organization Languages English and French Honours 1996 - Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Militar con distintivo blanco (Cross of the Order of Military Merit with white emblem) 1987 - Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil

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