Reading: Biography of Eduard Punset

Eduard Punset i Casals (born in Barcelona, Spain, 9 November 1936) is a Spanish lawyer, economist, and scientific popularizer. He holds a degree in Law from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a Master's in Economic Sciences from the University of London. He has been an economic writer for the BBC, economics director of the Latin American edition of the newsweekly The Economist, and an economist for the International Monetary Fund in the United States and Haiti. As a specialist on the impact of emerging technologies, Punset has been a consultant to COTEC, Advising Professor of International Marketing at ESADE, president of the Instituto Tecnológico Bull, Professor of Innovation and Technology at the IE Business School (formerly Instituto de Empresa) (Madrid), President of Enher, Deputy General Director of Economic and Financial Studies at the Banco Hispanoamericano, and Coordinator of the Strategic Plan for the Information Society in Catalonia.

Punset was elected to the Spanish Congress in 1982 as a CiU member for Barcelona province. He played a prominent role, as the UCD's Minister of Relations with the European Communities, when Spain opened its economy to the rest of the world. As financial advisor to the Government of Catalonia he took part in the implementation of the State of the Autonomies, and, as president of the European Parliament's delegation to Poland, he supervised part of the process of economic transformation undertaken in Eastern countries after the fall of the Berlin Wall. When Spain joined the European Union, Punset was elected to the European Parliament in representation of the CDS in 1987 and 1989.Forum disbanded in March 1995, leaving Punset politics.

Punset is the author of several books on economic analysis and social thought. At present he is Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at the Facultad de Economía of the Instituto Químico de Sarrià (Ramon Llull University). Since 1996, he has directed and presented Redes, a science programme based around interviews with leading scientists, aired on the TVE. He is also the president of the audiovisual production company smartplanet and Board member of Sol Meliá Hotels & Resorts.

Punset was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2007.



QUESTIONS

1. When was Eduard Punset born?
2. When was he diagnosed cancer?
3.  How old is Eduard Punset?
4.  When did he leave politics?
5. When did he present to the European elections?
6. What is Eduard Punset professions?

7.  What TV program is he acting in?

8.  What does Eduard Punset do in university?

9.  What kind of cancer does he have?

10. When did he leave the CDS?

VOCABULARY 

 1. Write a synonym:
- Scientific:
- University:

2. Write a antonym:
- Joined:
-Social:

3. Translated to Spanish:
-Punset was born in Catalonia:
- Punset is a Spanish lawyer, economist, and scientific popularizer:
- He has directed and presented Redes:
-  Punset was diagnosed with lung cancer in November: