Ramón Luis Valcárcel Explained

Ramón Luis Valcárcel
Honorific-Suffix:MEP
Office:Member of the European Parliament
Term Start:1 July 2014
Constituency:Spain
Office1:President of the Region of Murcia
Monarch1:Juan Carlos I
Term Start1:3 July 1995
Term End1:14 April 2014
Predecessor1:María Antonia Martínez
Successor1:Alberto Garre López
Birth Name:Ramon Luis Valcárcel Siso
Birth Date:16 November 1954
Birth Place:Murcia, Spain
Party: Spain


People's Party


European People's Party

Spouse:Camila Valcárcel
Children:3
Alma Mater:University of Murcia

Ramon Luis Valcárcel Siso (born November 16, 1954) is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament from Spain. He has served as President of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia from 1995 to 2014, and former president of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) of the European Union.

Political career (1982-1995)

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present

Valcárcel has since been serving as Vice-President of the European Parliament and a member of its Committee on Regional Development.[1] In his capacity as vice-president, he is also in charge of overseeing the parliament's research service and library; relations with national parliaments; and relations with the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee.[2]

In 2015, news media reported that Valcárcel was included in a Russian blacklist of prominent people from the European Union who are not allowed to enter the country.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Dave Keating (July 1, 2014), European Parliament elects vice-presidents European Voice.
  2. http://www.politico.eu/article/parliament-vice-presidents-assigned-portfolios/ Parliament vice-president portfolios assigned
  3. Laurence Norman (May 30, 2015), Russia Produces Blacklist of EU People Banned From Entering Country Wall Street Journal.
  4. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32949236 European Union anger at Russian travel blacklist