Ramón Luis Valcárcel

Spanish politician

Ramón Luis Valcárcel MEP


Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2014
Constituency	Spain
President of the Region of Murcia
In office 3 July 1995 – 14 April 2014
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Preceded by	María Antonia Martínez
Succeeded by	Alberto Garre López

Personal details
Born	Ramon Luis Valcárcel Siso (1954-11-16) November 16, 1954 (age 69) Murcia, Spain
Political party	Spain: People's Party EU: 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]

References

^ Dave Keating (July 1, 2014), European Parliament elects vice-presidents European Voice.
^ Parliament vice-president portfolios assigned European Voice, November 13, 2014.
^ Laurence Norman (May 30, 2015), Russia Produces Blacklist of EU People Banned From Entering Country Wall Street Journal.
^ European Union anger at Russian travel blacklist BBC News, May 31, 2015.

Staff (10 February 2010). "Valcárcel, elegido para presidir el Comité de las Regiones". La Verdad (in Spanish). Murcia: La Verdad S.L. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
Gil, María José (11 October 2009). "Me Vuelvo A Presentar Porque Me Veo Con Muchísima Fuerza". La Opinión de Murcia. Editorial Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
Europa Press (24 May 2011). "Valcárcel vuelve a ser el presidente más votado". La Opinión de Murcia. Editorial Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 28 June 2011.