Full Academy Member Alejandro Pedrós passed away yesterday in Barcelona at the age of 70. President of the Cercle Financer of La Caixa since 1976, Pedrós played an active role during the transition on forming part of the committee headed by Federico Mayor Zaragoza for studying a special system for Catalonia (1976-1977) and of being the consultant for Catalonia at the Ministry of Territorial Administration (1981-1982).

The deceased Academy Member was also President of the Oriol-Urquijo teaching Foundation (1978-1982), President of the Fiscal Committee of the CEOE (1992-1994), Member of the Study Group for the reform of Local Tax Offices (1997-1998), an independent expert appointed by the Government of the Economic and Social Council of the Kingdom of Spain (1996-2000), Spanish Representative on the Fiscal Council of UNICE (Brussels) from 1992 and Member of the Sindicatura de Comptes (Treasury) of the Catalan Government.