Enrique Fuentes Quintana (1924 – 2007) was a Spanish economist, academic and politician, who served as deputy prime minister of Spain between 1977 and 1979 in the first cabinet after the Francoist State.
[2] He held a bachelor's degree in law (1948) and a PhD in political science and economics (1956), both of which he received from the University of Complutense in Madrid.
[6] Fuentes developed a rationalization program in 1977 which constituted the basis for Spain to have an opportunity to be granted EEC membership.
[8][9] Fuentes tried to follow the promises of the structural reforms in economy which were included in the Moncloa Pacts.
[10] After leaving office Fuentes returned to teaching post and became emeritus professor at UNED.