Born in Monforte de Lemos (Lugo – Galicia) in 1968, Francisco Conde has a degree in Economics and Business Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid and a PhD in Economics and Business Sciences from the same university. He was a professor at the CEU San Pablo University between 1995 and 2009, where he held different responsibilities.

In 2009 he began a new phase of his career at Xunta de Galicia as advisor to the President and since 2012 he has held various positions in the Galician Government. In May 2022, he took the role of First Vice President and Minister of Economy, Industry and Innovation.

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