Ximo Puig
| Ximo Puig | |
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| President of the Generalitat Valenciana | |
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Assumed office 25 June 2015 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Preceded by | Alberto Fabra |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 January 1959 Morella, Castellón, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party | PSPV-PSOE |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Journalist, Politician |
Joaquim Francesc Puig i Ferrer (Valencian: [ˈtʃimo ˈputʃ]; Morella, Castellón, 1959), known as Ximo Puig, is a Spanish politician who has served as leader of the Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV-PSOE), a regional branch of the PSOE, since March 2012. He is the current President of the Valencian government.
Career
A journalist by profession, he worked for local newspapers and for the Antena 3 radio station.[1] He was elected to the Corts Valencianes, the Valencian regional parliament, in the first democratic elections in 1983.[1] He resigned his seat in 1986, when he was appointed Director General of Institutional relations and information in the Valencian regional administration, serving until 1995.[1]
In May 1995 he became Mayor of his hometown of Morella, serving until 2012, when he resigned after becoming leader of the PSPV-PSOE.[2] In the 2011 Spanish General Election he was elected to the Congress of Deputies, representing Castellón Province.[1] In Congress, he served as spokesman for the committee on industry, energy and tourism.[1] In March 2014 Puig won the PSPV-PSOE primary to be the party's candidate for President of the Generalitat Valenciana in the 2015 regional elections. He received 68.8% of the votes in the primary.[3]
On 25 June 2015, he was invested President of the Generalitat Valenciana with the favourable votes of PSPV-PSOE, Podemos and Compromís, succeeding Alberto Fabra and putting an end to two decades of PP governments in the region.
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 (Spanish)biography of Ximo Puig, Levante-EMV, 16 April 2015, accessed 20 May 2015
- ↑ (Spanish)El secretario general del PSPV Ximo Puig dejará la alcaldía de Morella el 30 de junio, El Mundo, 3 June 2012
- ↑ (Spanish)El triunfo en primarias blinda a Puig ante un mal resultado en las europeas, El País, 10 March 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Javier Fabregat |
Mayor of Morella 1995–2012 |
Succeeded by Rhmasés Ripollés |
| Preceded by Antonio Moreno |
Second Vice-President of Corts Valencianes 2003–2007 |
Succeeded by Isabel Escudero Pitarch |
| Preceded by Alberto Fabra |
President of the Generalitat Valenciana 2015–present |
Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Antonio Moreno |
Chairman of the Socialist Group in Corts Valencianes 2000–2003 |
Succeeded by Joan Ignasi Pla |
| Preceded by Jorge Alarte |
Secretary-General of the PSPV-PSOE 2012–present |
Incumbent |
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