Miguel BarrosoSecretary of State for Communication in the first Government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and member of the board of directors and editorial board of Grupo PRISA, has deceased this Saturday in Madrid, victim of a heart attack at the age of 70.
Barroso, one of the ideologues of the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, was married to the journalist Charo Izquierdo, with whom he had two daughters, Camila and Cristina, and, later, to the former socialist minister Carme Chacon —died in 2017—, with whom he had a son, Miquel, born in 2008.
Graduated in Law and Philosophy and Letters (specializing in Modern and Contemporary History) at the University of Barcelona, he worked as a journalist and consultant for advertising agencies, media and companies.
He was the first executive of Fnac Spain, of which he became vice president of marketing for the entire group.
Since 1983 he was involved with the PSOE with communications positions in ministries such as Education and Science directed by José María Maravall, but later he would participate in the electoral operation of the regional elections and the municipal elections of 2003 until he became communications director of the Zapatero government. .
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From 2006 until the end of 2008 he was general director of Casa de América in Madrid. In the last decade he had been linked to the Young & Rubicam advertising group in Spain and in 2021 he was appointed director of Prisa (EL PAÍS publishing group) at the proposal of Amber Capital, a position he currently held.
Barroso was co-author of the book Caribbean Chronicles (Editorial El País/Aguilar, 2006) and published two novels: Dawn with ants in the mouth (Debate, 1999) and A sensitive matter (Random House, 2009).