Eduardo Zaplana
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Eduardo Andrés Julio Zaplana Hernández-Soro (born 3 April 1956) is a Spanish politician who served as the Partido Popular
(PP) spokesman in the Spanish Congress of Deputies from 2004 to 2008.
from 1991 to 1994; he also served in the Valencian Regional Parliament as a deputy, becoming president of the Valencian Community
in 1995, a position he held until 24 July 2002. He resigned after being appointed Minister of Employment and Social Security, a post he held until the 2004 General Election.
He served as a senator from 2002 until 2004, when he was elected to the Spanish Congress, representing Valencia
and becoming the PP's main spokesman in Congress.
For 2008, he changed electoral districts, moving to Madrid
, where he was fourth on the PP list. Following the PP's election defeat in March 2008, he resigned as PP Spokesman, stating that he intended to become a backbench MP. On 29 April, he resigned as PP MP altogether, announcing that he would become a European delegate for Telefónica
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People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
(PP) spokesman in the Spanish Congress of Deputies from 2004 to 2008.
Biography
A lawyer, Zaplana is married, with three children. After involvement in the now defunct Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD), Zaplana joined the PP. He served as mayor of BenidormBenidorm
Benidorm is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the Western Mediterranean....
from 1991 to 1994; he also served in the Valencian Regional Parliament as a deputy, becoming president of the Valencian Community
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
in 1995, a position he held until 24 July 2002. He resigned after being appointed Minister of Employment and Social Security, a post he held until the 2004 General Election.
He served as a senator from 2002 until 2004, when he was elected to the Spanish Congress, representing Valencia
Valencia (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Valencia is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is the third largest district in Congress in terms of the numbers of deputies elected, as it elects sixteen deputies out of the total...
and becoming the PP's main spokesman in Congress.
For 2008, he changed electoral districts, moving to Madrid
Madrid (Spanish Congress Electoral District)
Madrid is one of the 52 electoral districts used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies - the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It has the largest electorate of all the 52 districts. Madrid is the largest city...
, where he was fourth on the PP list. Following the PP's election defeat in March 2008, he resigned as PP Spokesman, stating that he intended to become a backbench MP. On 29 April, he resigned as PP MP altogether, announcing that he would become a European delegate for Telefónica
Telefónica
Telefónica, S.A. is a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider in Europe and Latin America. Operating globally, it is the third largest provider in the world...
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External links
- Biography at Spanish Congress site. http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Diputados/DipCircuns/ComAutVal?_piref73_1333408_73_1333405_1333405.next_page=/wc/fichaDiputado&idDiputado=231
- Transcription of telephone conversation between Eduardo Zaplana and Salvador Palop related to the Naseiro corruption case (in Spanish).
- http://www.cadenaser.com/articulo/espana/Zaplana/caso/Naseiro/csrcsrpor/20051124csrcsrnac_6/Tes/