Miguel Sebastián Gascón (Madrid, 13 May 1957) is a Spanish politician and economist. He was a former member of theSpanish cabinet serving asMinister of Industry, Trade and Tourism between 2008 and 2011.
Sebastián Gascón served as Zapatero's personal economic adviser from 2004. Before that he was a professor at theComplutense University of Madrid.
On October 25, 2006 Sebastián Gascón was personally chosen by Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero as socialist candidate for theMadrid Mayoral elections in 2007[1] however he lost to thePeople's Party (PP) former Mayor of MadridAlberto Ruiz-Gallardón.
In 2008, as Minister of Industry, Sebastián Gascón announced the Spanish government was implementing a plan to help put 1 millionelectric cars on the road by 2014, as part of the government's plan to save energy and boost energy efficiency, stating "the electric vehicle is the future and the engine of an industrial revolution".[2]
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