Juan Vicente Herrera Explained

Juan Vicente Herrera
Office:President of the Junta of Castile and León
Term Start:16 March 2001
Term End:11 July 2019
Predecessor:Juan José Lucas
Successor:Alfonso Fernández Mañueco
Birth Date:23 January 1956
Birth Place:Burgos, Castille and Leon, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Party:PP
Alma Mater:University of Navarra

Juan Vicente Herrera Campo (born 23 January 1956 in Burgos) is a Spanish politician who served as President of the Junta of Castile and León from 2001 to 2019 and a member of the conservative People's Party.[1]

He was spokesperson for his party's parliamentary group in the regional parliament since 1995 until 2001 when Juan José Lucas, then President of the regional government, was appointed Minister of the Presidency and Herrera was named new President.[2]

He likes to visit the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James), which he usually visits during holidays.

Notes and References

  1. News: Juan Vicente Herrera Campo - Juan Vicente Herrera Campo - ELPAÍS.com . El País . Ediciones El País, S.L . Madrid . Spanish . 28 July 2010.
  2. News: Herrera advierte que "los recortes no son más que la punta del iceberg" . Spanish . La Razón . La Razón . Madrid . 24 July 2010 . Mata . Raul . 28 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174147/http://www.larazon.es/noticia/8880-herrera-advierte-que-los-recortes-no-son-mas-que-la-punta-del-iceberg . 21 July 2011 . dead .