Javier Fernández-Lasquetty

2 book reviews & articles by Javier Fernández-Lasquetty.

Mar 13, 2023

A Classical Liberal in Peru

Mario Vargas Llosa presents us with a captivating personal and intellectual portrait of seven classical liberal thinkers.

Flags of European Union and Catalonia with the Catalan secessionist flag waving together on a cloudy sky

Essay

Oct 24, 2017

Catalonia: Secession, Constitution, and Liberty

Javier Fernández-Lasquetty

Catalonia has entered a critical phase in its attempt to secede from Spain, a process initiated by the regional government and parliament back in 2013.

Javier Fernández-Lasquetty is Regional Minister of Economy and Finance of the Madrid Region (Spain) since 2019. Previously he worked for a while in academia. For four years he was Vice President and Dean of the School of Political Studies and International Relations of Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala. He worked for several years with former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar. He was CEO of FAES Foundation (2004-2007), Regional Minister of Immigration (2007-2010), and Regional Minister of Health (2010-2014).