Juan Pastor Marco
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Juan Pastor Marco was a Spanish
politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE).
After graduating in Economic Sciences, Pastor joined the PSOE in 1974 and at the 1977 General Election
he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Valencia Province
.
He then served as Secretary General of the PSOE in the Valencian Community
from 1978 to 1979. On the left of the party, he was a critic of the more centrist policies pursued by José Luis Albiñana Olmos
, the first President of the Generalitat Valenciana
, the Valencian regional administration. He was re-elected to Congress at the 1979 General Election
In 1980 he again attempted to become PSOE Secretary General in Valencia, running on a platform critical of the regional leadership but lost to Joan Lerma
. He did not stand at the 1982 General Election.
Spain
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politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE).
After graduating in Economic Sciences, Pastor joined the PSOE in 1974 and at the 1977 General Election
Spanish general election, 1977
The Spanish general election of 1977 took place on 15 June 1977. It was the first election since the death of Francisco Franco.Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The elections were held using closed list proportional representation in 52 electoral districts...
he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Valencia Province
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...
.
He then served as Secretary General of the PSOE in 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...
from 1978 to 1979. On the left of the party, he was a critic of the more centrist policies pursued by José Luis Albiñana Olmos
José Luis Albiñana Olmos
José Luis Albiñana Olmos is a Spanish judge and former politician in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party .Married, with three children, Albiñana qualified as a lawyer. His first political involvement came in the late 1960s when he joined the Democratic Union of the Valencian Country...
, the first President of the Generalitat Valenciana
President of the Generalitat Valenciana
The President of the Generalitat Valenciana is the head of government of the Spanish autonomous community of Valencian Community. The President is chosen by the Valencian parliament, the Corts Valencianes.-List of Presidents of the Valencian Community:...
, the Valencian regional administration. He was re-elected to Congress at the 1979 General Election
Spanish general election, 1979
General elections were held in Spain on 1 March 1979.-References:* *...
In 1980 he again attempted to become PSOE Secretary General in Valencia, running on a platform critical of the regional leadership but lost to Joan Lerma
Joan Lerma
Joan Lerma i Blasco is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , who served as the first democratically elected President of the Valencian Community since the restoration of democracy in the 1970s....
. He did not stand at the 1982 General Election.