, 9 July 1959) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the 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).

Divorced with four children, he practised as a lawyer. He entered politics in 1995 when he was designated by 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...

 as senator

Spanish Senate

The Senate of Spain is the upper house of Spain's parliament, the . It is made up of 264 members: 208 elected by popular vote, and 56 appointed by the regional legislatures. All senators serve four-year terms, though regional legislatures may recall their appointees at any time.The last election...

 for Valencia province. He continued in that role until 2003. In 2008 he 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...

. He was the eighth placed candidatehttp://www.elpais.com/especial/elecciones-generales/candidatos/partido/Partido-Popular/PP/113 on the PP list for that election, in a district where the PP had won eight seats at the election, making his seat vulnerable. However at the 2008 election, the PP won nine seats.