Plus Ultra A judge investigates 15 high-ranking government officials for embezzlement
The Secretary of State for the Economy,
Ana de la Cueva,
ceased her duties this Monday night after three years in office, one of the most influential within the Ministry led by
Nadia Calviño
.
De la Cueva, an economist and career civil servant, is one of those responsible for
the Recovery and Resilience Plan
recently sent to Brussels.
His position will be filled by
Gonzalo García Andrés,
who currently works at
Analistas Financieros Internacionales
(Afi), reported
El País.
The 'number two' of Economy is being investigated, along with 14 other high government officials, by the head of the examining court number 15 of Madrid for an alleged crime of embezzlement for the aid granted to the airline
Plus Ultra.
The criminal proceedings, initiated after the complaint by
Manos Limpias,
reached the members
of the Sepi Board of Directors
at the time of granting the ransom.
Among them, in addition to De la Cueva,
Inés Bardón,
number two in the Treasury.
De la Cueva
(Madrid, 1966)
was Secretary of State for the Economy and Business Support since 2018. Her duties also included the presidencies of the
Commission for the Prevention of Money Laundering
and the
Investment Advisory Commission of the Reserve Fund of the Social Security.
Previously, she had worked in the
Zapatero government
as director of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State for the Economy, between 2008 and 2009.
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