José Manuel Soria López (born 5 January 1958) is a Spanish politician and businessman.

He was involved in the regional politics of the Canary Islands before being elected to the national congress and serving as Spain's minister of industry, energy and tourism from 2011 to 2016.

[4] In April 2016, following the publication of the Panama Papers, it was learned that Soria, along with other members of his family, operated a network of companies including ones based in the Bahamas and Jersey.

After initially denying having links to tax havens, he resigned on 15 April 2016 as industry minister.

[5][6] In September 2016, the Spanish government selected him as a candidate for the executive director of the World Bank.