Calviño’s husband resigns as director of National Heritage after the controversy over his signing


Manrique de Lara was going to be coordinator of business technique and advertising of Patrimonio Nacional He had been chosen by the technical fee designated by Patrimonio Nacional for being thought-about the candidate with essentially the most deserves to occupy the place After his resignation, the second candidate can be appointed for the place with the very best rating within the choice course of

Ignacio Manrique de Lara, husband of the First Vice President of the Government and Minister of Economy, Nadia Calviño, has resigned from his place as Coordinator of Commercial and Marketing Strategy at National Heritage, sources from the establishment have assured Europa Press.

From National Heritage they’ve defined that they’ve acquired the letter of resignation from the candidate who “obtained the very best rating within the public name” through which he argued that he had determined to go for different skilled affords.

Subsequently, the president of the general public physique, Ana de la Cueva, knowledgeable the Board of Directors of the choice and introduced that, following the technical standards consulted with the State Attorney’s Office, a brand new decision can be signed through which the publish can be appointed to the second candidate with the very best rating within the choice course of, the sources have clarified. The title can be revealed on the Heritage web site.

The signing of Ignacio Manrique de Lara sparked harsh criticism from the opposition, underlining the truth that the president of the group, Ana de la Cueva, was Secretary of State for the Economy with Calviño. The incorporation was publicly defended by the Government and the financial vice chairman referred to the reasons of the establishment.

National Heritage additionally defended the hiring technique of Ignacio Manrique de Lara, making certain that he obtained the “most rating” within the standards evaluated for the place and defined {that a} complete of eight purposes have been submitted to the choice course of.

Thus, the establishment defined that the fee for the analysis of the identical was made up of two members of National Heritage, one other from the Ministry of Culture, one other from the Reina Sofía Museum and one other from the Ministry of Labor, that’s, 5 members in complete.

“The fee agreed on analysis standards, previous to scoring the candidates. These commissions act autonomously, with none participation from outsiders,” the sources certified.