Academic background
1991-98: Agricultural Engineer. Specialization in Agricultural Economics. Polytechnic University of Madrid
1998-99: Master’s Degree in Foreign Trade (800 hours). Official Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Valladolid.
2002-03: University Expert in “Data Analysis in Social and Market Research” (250 hours). Complutense University of Madrid
2009-2010: Introductory research course (postgraduate) in Marketing. Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. Complutense University of Madrid.
Professional experience
December 2023. Royal Decree 1155/2023, of December 19, 2023, which provides for the cessation of
José Miguel Herrero Velasco as General Director of the Food Industry.
June 2018 – December 2023. General Manager of the Food Industry. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
January 2014 – June 2018. Director of the Food Information and Control Agency. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. MAGRAMA.
November 2013 – December 2013 Director of the Agency for Olive Oil. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. MAGRAMA.
January 2012 – November 2013 Deputy Director-General for Food Chain Structure. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. MAGRAMA.
September 2008 – December 2011 Deputy Director General for Food Chain Structure. Ministry of the Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs. MARM.
December 2006 – September 2008 Deputy Director General of Agri-Food Industries, Innovation and Marketing. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
June 2004 – December 2006 Deputy Director General of Agri-Food Industries, Marketing and Distribution. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Author of publications in different national specialized magazines on distribution and consumption issues.
Participation as a speaker in courses, congresses, conferences, forums and events related to agriculture, food and the food chain.
