María Angels Ramón-Llin
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María Angels Ramón-Llin i Martínez (Valencia, Spain
, 15 June 1963) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the main opposition People's Party
(PP).
Married with one son and daughter, Ramón-Llin holds a degree in law. She entered politics in 1982 when she joined Unió Valenciana
(UV) a right wing regional party. She served as President of its youth wing from 1983 to 1991. In 1987
when she was elected as a UV deputy to the Corts Valencianes
, the Valencian regional parliament, serving until 2004. During that period she served as Environment and Agriculture minister (1995-1997) and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1999-2003) in the Valencian regional administration
She abandoned UV on 11 January 1999 and later joined the PP. In 2004 she moved to national politics when she was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Valencia region
for the PP. She did not stand in 2008 but remains a member of the Provincial committee of the PP in Valencia region.
Ramón-Llin also has a diploma in music and is a qualified teacher of Valencian
.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, 15 June 1963) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the main opposition People's Party
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).
Married with one son and daughter, Ramón-Llin holds a degree in law. She entered politics in 1982 when she joined Unió Valenciana
Unió Valenciana
Valencian Union was a nationalist political party in the Valencian Community, Spain....
(UV) a right wing regional party. She served as President of its youth wing from 1983 to 1991. In 1987
Elections to the Corts Valencianes, 1987
The Elections to the Corts Valencianes, 1987 were the second democratic elections to the Corts Valencianes, the Valencian regional parliament, since the Spanish transition to democracy and were held on 10 June of that year...
when she was elected as a UV deputy to the Corts Valencianes
Corts Valencianes
The Corts Valencianes are the main legislative body of the Generalitat Valenciana and therefore of the Valencian Community. The main location of the Corts is in the Palace of Benicarló in Valencia; however it can meet at any location in Valencian territory. The Corts has its origins in bodies...
, the Valencian regional parliament, serving until 2004. During that period she served as Environment and Agriculture minister (1995-1997) and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1999-2003) in the Valencian regional administration
Generalitat Valenciana
The Generalitat Valenciana is the generic name covering the different self government institutions under which the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia is politically organised....
She abandoned UV on 11 January 1999 and later joined the PP. In 2004 she moved to national politics when she was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Valencia region
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...
for the PP. She did not stand in 2008 but remains a member of the Provincial committee of the PP in Valencia region.
Ramón-Llin also has a diploma in music and is a qualified teacher of Valencian
Valencian
Valencian is the traditional and official name of the Catalan language in the Valencian Community. There are dialectical differences from standard Catalan, and under the Valencian Statute of Autonomy, the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua has been established as its regulator...
.