Teófilo Serrano

José Teófilo Serrano Beltrán (born 1950) is a Spanish politician, civil servant and engineer, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

Teófilo Serrano
In 2010
Senator
In office 16 July 1991 – 3 May 1994
Member of the Assembly of Madrid
In office 1991–1994
Personal details
Born	1950 Tudela
Citizenship	Spanish
Political party	PSOE
Occupation	Engineer, civil servant, politician

Biography

Born in 1950 in Tudela, Navarre, he obtained a degree in Road, Channel and Port Engineering and became a civil servant.[1]

He joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in 1976.[2] He served as Secretary of State of Public Administration during the González Governments between 1986 and 1991, when he replaced Joaquín Leguina as Secretary-General of the Madrilenian Socialist Federation (FSM). In the context of the internecine strifes within the FSM, Serrano, despite actually having been proposed to the post by the guerristas,[3] distanced himself from the guerrista chief José Acosta, and had to endure tensions coming from the guerrista camp,[4][5] having been ultimately identified as a member of the renovadores in the FSM.[6]

He ran 2nd in the PSOE list for the 1991 Madrilenian regional election,[7] and became a member of the 3rd term of the Assembly of Madrid. He also became a Senator, designated by the regional legislature.[8][9] Tired of the continuous infighting in the FSM, Serrano gave up in 1994.[10] He was replaced as Secretary-General of the organization by the renovador Jaime Lissavetzky. He also resigned to his seat in the regional legislature.

Following his exit from Madrilenian politics, he served as Director-General of the Instituto Geográfico Nacional.[11] He later worked as managing director for Urban Transport of Seville (Tussam) and as CEO and director for Infrastructure Management of Andalusia (GIASA).[2][1] Counselor of Labor and Immigration in the Spanish Embassy to the United Kingdom, Serrano was appointed by the Council of Ministers as President of Renfe in May 2009.[1] He left the post in late 2011 with the change of government, as Mariano Rajoy became prime minister.[12]

References

1. "Teófilo Serrano, nombrado presidente de Renfe por el Consejo de Ministros". Diario Sur. 15 May 2009.
2. "Un innovador del tren". Cinco Días. 18 December 2010.
3. Grijelmo, Álex (16 January 1991). "Teófilo Serrano dimite como secretario de Estado". El País.
4. Castro, Irene (14 February 2015). "La guerra eterna entre las familias del PSOE de Madrid". eldiario.es.
5. Morán, C. (21 October 2009). "Un gestor a la medida de José Blanco para Renfe". Expansión.
6. Rodríguez Teruel, Juan (2006). Los ministros de la España Democrática. Perfil, trayectorias y carrera ministerial de los miembros de gobierno de Suárez a Zapatero (1976–2005) (PDF). Autonomous University of Barcelona. p. 267.
7. Junta Electoral Provincial de Madrid: "Elecciones a la Asamblea de Madrid 1991. Candidaturas proclamadas" (PDF). Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid (101): 31. 30 April 1991. ISSN 1889-4410.
8. "Serrano Beltrán, Teófilo. IV Legislatura". Senate of Spain.
9. "Serrano Beltrán, Teófilo. V Legislatura". Senate of Spain.
10. Romero, José Manuel (15 August 2010). "El avispero de Madrid". El País.
11. Valdecantos, Camilo; Fernández Trujillo, César (3 November 1994). "El PSOE propone cambiar la ubicación de Canarias en los mapas de España". El País.
12. García, Pablo (7 December 2014). "Tres presidentes de Renfe en tres años, un cambio que ahoga los planes del operador ferroviario". Voz Pópuli.

Party political offices
Preceded by Joaquín Leguina	Secretary General of the Madrilenian Socialist Federation 1991–1994	Next: Jaime Lissavetzky
Business positions
Preceded by José Salgueiro	Chairman of Renfe Operadora 2009–2011	Next: Julio Gómez-Pomar