Minister for Science and Innovation

Pedro Francisco Duque Duque

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Academic training

  • Bachelor's Degree in Aeronautics from Technical University of Madrid (1986)

Political and professional career

  • Minister for Science and Innovation (January 2020-present)
  • Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities (2018-2020)
  • MP for Alicante in Lower House of Parliament (2019-present)
  • Astronaut responsible for review of future projects at European Space Agency for manned flights (2015-2018)
  • Lead- astronaut responsible for the Flight Operations Office of the European Space Agency (2011-2015)
  • Director of Operations of Spanish User Support and Operations Centre at Higher Technical School of Aeronautics at Technical University of Madrid (2003-2006)
  • Astronaut at European Space Agency (1992-2003). Astronaut on STS-95 space mission on-board Discovery space shuttle (1998)

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