Eduard Punset held a degree in Law from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Master's in Economic Sciences from the University of London.
11 Facts About Eduard Punset
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Eduard Punset was an economic writer for the BBC, economics director of the Latin American edition of the newsweekly The Economist, and an economist for the International Monetary Fund in the United States and Haiti.
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Eduard Punset started his political career in the Regional Government of Catalonia as Minister of Finance from 1978 to 1980, taking part in the implementation of the State of the Autonomies in Spain.
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Eduard Punset was elected to the Spanish Congress in 1982 as an independent in the list of Convergence and Union for Barcelona province, but he resigned the next year.
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When Spain joined the European Union, Eduard Punset was elected to the European Parliament as a member of Adolfo Suarez's Democratic and Social Centre in 1987 and 1989.
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Eduard Punset quit CDS in 1991, following Suarez's resignment, but remained an EP member until 1994.
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Eduard Punset was author of several books on economic analysis and social thought.
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Eduard Punset was Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at the Faculty of Economics of the Chemical Institute of Sarria.
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Eduard Punset was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2007, from which he recovered.
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Eduard Punset died on 22 May 2019 after succumbing to a lengthy illness aged 82.
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Eduard Punset was the father of politician Carolina Punset, writer and science popularizer Elsa Punset and Nadia.