Director of the Department for Monitoring and Sanctioning Procedures

Teresa of Jesus Sánchez Armas

Teresa de Jesús Sánchez Armas

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Official of the Senior Corps of State Civil Administrators (2004).

Training

  • She holds a degree in Law from the Universidad San Pablo CEU, specializing in Business Law (1995-1999).
  • Official Master’s Degree in Public Management, Instituto Universitario e Investigación Ortega y Gasset and Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (2012– 2013).
  • Doctoral courses in procedural and commercial matters. Research sufficiency Universidad San Pablo CEU (1999-2000).

Professional experience

  • Director of the Department for Monitoring and Sanctioning Procedures. Independent Authority for Whistleblower Protection (AIPI) since September 15, 2025.
  • Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility. Vocal advisor. March – September 2025.
  • National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC). Deputy Director of the Postal Sector. January 2019 - March 2025.
  • National Commission of Markets and Competition (CNMC). Vocal Adviser. October 2018 – January 2019.
  • Ministry of Economy and Enterprise. Deputy Director-General for Internal Trade. January 2012 – November 2016.
  • Ministry of Economy and Enterprise. Parliamentary Adviser. November 2016 – October 2018.
  • Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. Director General of Internal Trade. August 2011 – December 2012.
  • Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. Deputy Director-General for Internal Trade. May 2007 – August 2011.
  • Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. Technical Advisor for Internal Trade. October 2005 – May 2007.
  • Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. Program Director. October 2004 – October 2005.
  • Co-chair of the Task Force of the Group of European Postal Regulators (ERGP) for the Medium-Term Strategy of the ERGP 2023-2025 and for 2026-2028 (until the end of January 2025), and for the elaboration and mapping of the ERGP stakeholders.
  • Member of the Steering Committee of Transparency International Spain (July 2021 - June 2024).
  • Non-practicing collegiate lawyer since 2011.
  • Counsellor of CETARSA (Spanish Tobacco Company in Rama S.A) (2007-2016).
  • Counsellor of the CDTI (Center for Industrial Technological Development) (2016-2019).
  • Single interlocutor for the transposition of the Services Directive in the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade and sectoral contact point in the Secretary of State for Trade for the Market Unity Guarantee Act.
  • Member of the Group of Legal Experts for the drafting of the Umbrella or Liberalization of Services Act.
  • Member of the Group of National Experts for the Services Directive in the European Commission (2007-2016).

Teaching activity.

  • Teaching of national and international courses and seminars in matters related to the Postal Services Directive and the Cross-Border Parcel Regulation, European Trade Regulations and the Services Directive.
  • Publications on trade and the Services Directive.

Languages

  • German (C2).
  • English (C1).
  • French (A2-B1).

Awards and distinctions

  • Civil Merit Officer’s Cross 2013.
  • San Pablo University (CEU). Faculty of Legal and Administrative Sciences. First San Raimundo Research Prize of Peñafort 1997 for the research work "Crimes against sexual freedom in the Penal Code of 1995.