Pedro Duque

Pedro Duque
Duque in January 2000
Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities
In office
7 June 2018 – 12 July 2021
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDiana Morant
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
21 May 2019 – 21 February 2020
ConstituencyAlicante
Personal details
Born (1963-03-14) 14 March 1963 (age 61)
Madrid, Spain
Political partyIndependent
OccupationFlight engineer
AwardsGrand Cross of Aeronautical Merit
Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
Member of the Order of Friendship (Russian Federation)
Medal "For Merit in Space Exploration"
StatusRetired
Space career
ESA astronaut
Time in space
18d 18h 46min
Selection1992 ESA Group
MissionsSTS-95, Soyuz TMA-3/2
Mission insignia

Pedro Francisco Duque Duque, OF, OMSE (Madrid, 14 March 1963) is a Spanish astronaut and aeronautics engineer who served as minister of Science from 2018 to 2021 and member of the Congress of Deputies, representing Alicante, from May 2019 until February 2020.

Since December 2023, he is the chair of Hispasat.