Gerardo Camps
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Gerardo Camps Devesa is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, 30 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 two children, Camps qualified in law. He entered politics in the 1980s, serving as Provincial secretary of the Popular Alliance
Popular Alliance (Spain)
The People's Alliance was a electoral coalition, and later a political party, founded in 1976 by Manuel Fraga along with six other former Francoist ministers.- History :...
(the predecessor of the current PP) from 1984–1986 and Regional Secretary 1985-1986. He also served as Regional President of the party's youth wing
New Generations of the People’s Party of Spain
New Generations of the People’s Party is the youth organization of the Spanish Partido Popular. It operates in all Spanish territories and also has structures in other countries such Belgium, Argentina, and Uruguay...
. In 1993 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...
. In Congress, he served as PP spokesman on issues related to Social Security, serving for example on the Commission established by the 'Pact of Toledo' which aimed to study the future viability of the Spanish pension system. He was re-elected to Congress in 1996 and 2000, but on the latter occasion, resigned after just one month after being named Secretary of state for Social Security. In 2003, he was appointed Minister for Economy, Manufacturing and Employment in the Valencian regional administration
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...
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