Josep Santamaría
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Josep Antoni Santamaría i Mateo (Xirivella
, Spain
, 16 July 1957) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
(PSOE).
Married with two children, Santamaría began architectural studies but did not complete them and subsequently worked for the Valencian regional administration
. Until his election to the national parliament he served as mayor of the town of Xirivella to the immediate west of Valencia. He also served as PSOE secretary in the l'Horta Sud area which covers the satellite towns south of Valencia city.
He was elected to the Congress of Deputies as a deputy for Valencia
in 2004 and has remained a deputy since then. For the 2008 election he was placed seventh on the PSOE list (the party had won seven seats at the 2004 election) and was the fifteenth of the sixteen candidates elected. http://www.elpais.com/especial/elecciones-generales/candidatos/partido/Partido-Socialista-Obrero-Espanol/PSOE/135
Xirivella
Xirivella is a municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It borders the city of Valencia and the municipality of Mislata.It is connected to central Valencia by bus routes and a railway station...
, Spain
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...
, 16 July 1957) is a Spanish politician who belongs to the governing 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).
Married with two children, Santamaría began architectural studies but did not complete them and subsequently worked for 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....
. Until his election to the national parliament he served as mayor of the town of Xirivella to the immediate west of Valencia. He also served as PSOE secretary in the l'Horta Sud area which covers the satellite towns south of Valencia city.
He was elected to the Congress of Deputies as a deputy for 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...
in 2004 and has remained a deputy since then. For the 2008 election he was placed seventh on the PSOE list (the party had won seven seats at the 2004 election) and was the fifteenth of the sixteen candidates elected. http://www.elpais.com/especial/elecciones-generales/candidatos/partido/Partido-Socialista-Obrero-Espanol/PSOE/135