Isabel Pardo de Vera resigns as chairman of the Association of Rental Housing Owners (Aswal), an employers’ association of large investment funds. Thus, the former Secretary of State for Transport, Mobility and Cities refuses to take up the position to which she was elected lobby chaired until now by the former Minister of Industry and former Socialist Mayor of Barcelona, Joan Clos.

Sources close to the ex-president Adif moved to Independent this decision comes hours after the unrest caused by possible incompatibility, which Office of Conflicts of Interest due to his recent past in the ministry, which he left in February 2023.

“He will not hold the position he mentions Confidential and what other media have collected. She would not even consider taking this position without the approval of the Office of Incompatibility and the approval of the government,” the above-mentioned sources assure.

“Its sole purpose is to be useful to citizens and strictly adhere to compatibility rules. Over the past few months, he has referred all proposals received first to the Office of Incompatibilities in order to then take a decision on the matter,” they conclude.

Asval is promoted by funds such as Blackstone and Ares. And sources in the organization assured this morning that this proposal is subject to an administrative procedure. The intention was to submit the nomination to the association’s election committee on December 20th.

Pardo de Vera left his ministerial post in February following controversy caused by problems with the design of an order for Renfe trains for the metric gauge network. Asturias And Cantabria. The president of Renfe left his post with her. Isaias Taboasduring the mandate of the former minister Raquel Sanchez.