Pedro Schwartz
Pedro Schwartz Girón, OBE, is a Spanish economist and former politician.Early life
Born on 30 January 1935 in Madrid, Pedro Schwartz graduated from the Complutense University of Madrid, where he received bachelor of arts and doctorate of law degrees. He received a master's degree and a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics. He married his first wife, Mercedes Juste Werner in 1966, a Spanish film actress, and had one child Guillermo. Then met current wife Ana Maria Bravo Ormeche at around the same time. They had their first child in 1971, Marco, second child in 1974 Gregory, and third child in 1981, Silvia.Career
Schwartz is the Fundación Rafael del Pino Research Professor of Economics at CEU San Pablo University. He is also a visiting lecturer in Economics at the University of Buckingham. He serves as an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.
Schwartz joined the Mont Pelerin Society in 1977.
He was a member of the 2nd Congress of Deputies.
Schwartz became a member of the Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas on 22 February 2005.
He served as president of the Mont Pelerin Society between 2014 and 2016.
Schwartz was made Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1990.
