(FILES) Spain's Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Carlos Cuerpo arrives for a meeting with finance ministers of the Eurozone to elect the new Eurogroup President and discuss the overall budgetary situation and the prospects of euro area, at the European Commission, in Brussels, on December 11, 2025. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on March 26, 2026 appointed Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo as deputy prime minister, replacing Maria Jesus Montero, who is stepping down to run in a regional election. A career economist with experience in European institutions, Cuerpo, 45, is one of the highest-rated ministers in Sanchez's cabinet in opinion surveys. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP via Getty Images)