Linde graduated with a degree in economic sciences from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid with top marks.

[1] Linde was the trade attaché at the Spanish embassy in the Soviet Union and worked for the Ministry of Economy.

[3] On May 25, 2012 Linde succeeded Vicente Salas as a member of the governing council of the Banco de España.

[4] A few days later Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez resigned as chairman of the bank and Linde was appointed.

Under the bank's statutes Linde will have to retire in three years when he turns 70, and will not therefore be able to complete a six-year term.