Head of the General Secretariat responsible for scientific research and universities in the Regional Ministry to which the Agency is assigned.

President

José Carlos Gómez Villamandos


José Carlos Gómez Villamandos is the Regional Minister of University, Research and Innovation at the Andalusian Government since July 2022. He is a Full Professor in the Department of Comparative Anatomy and Pathological Anatomy at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Córdoba. Previously, he served as the Chancellor of this institution from May 2014 to May 2022 and was appointed as the president of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities in 2019. Additionally, he holds a diploma in University Management.

Gómez Villamandos has been involved in leading innovative educational projects and is the coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Medicine and Animal Health, recognized for its quality by the Ministry of Education and Science. He is also a member of the Animal Pathological Anatomy research group and has authored over a hundred articles. Furthermore, he is an academic correspondent of the Royal Academies of Veterinary Sciences in Western and Eastern Andalusia.

Functions

a) To hold the highest institutional and legal representation of the Agency and to ensure the fulfilment of its object, aims and functions.
b) To preside the Governing Council of the Agency, to agree on the convening of its sessions, setting the agenda and indicating the place, day and hour of the celebration of the sessions.
c) To direct the deliberations of the Governing Council and, if necessary, to resolve any possible ties with his or her casting vote.
d) To endorse the minutes and certifications of the resolutions of the Governing Council.
e) The other powers and functions attributed to it in these Statutes, those determined in other applicable provisions, as well as those delegated to it.