Alberto Garzón Espinosa

Minister of Consumer Affairs

Functions
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is responsible for proposing and executing the Government's policy in matters of consumer affairs and consumer protection and gambling.

Academic background
He has a degree in Economics from the University of Malaga and a master's degree in International Economics and Development from the Complutense University of Madrid.

Professional experience
After working as a researcher at several universities, in 2011 he was elected to Congress for the Malaga constituency. He was returned again in the 2015 election, in which he ran as a candidate for the Presidency of the Government for the United Left, and also in the 2016 and 2019 elections.
During all these years he has been the spokesperson for economic affairs in the different committees and plenary sessions of the Congress, including the investigation committees on the economic crisis.

Personal
Born in Logroño in 1985.