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Spanish politician
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Zaplana
and the second or maternal family name is
Hernandez-Soro
.
Eduardo Andres Julio Zaplana Hernandez-Soro
(born 3 April 1956) is a Spanish politician who served as
Minister of Labour and Social Issues
from 2002 to 2004,
President of the Valencian Government
from 1995 to 2002 and
Spokesperson
of the
Partido Popular
(PP) in the
Spanish Congress of Deputies
from 2004 to 2008.
Biography
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A lawyer, Zaplana studied at the University of Alicante.
After involvement in the now defunct
Union of the Democratic Centre
(UCD), Zaplana joined PP. He served as mayor of
Benidorm
from 1991 to 1994; he also served in the Valencian Regional Parliament as a deputy, becoming president of the
Valencian Community
in 1995, a position he held until 24 July 2002. He resigned after being appointed Minister of Employment and Social Security, a post he held until the
2004 General Election
.
He served as a senator from 2002 until 2004, when he was elected to the Spanish Congress, representing
Valencia
and becoming PP's main
spokesman
in Congress.
For 2008, he changed electoral districts, moving to
Madrid
, where he was fourth on the PP list.
[1]
Following PP's election defeat in March 2008, he resigned as PP
Spokesman
, stating that he intended to become a backbench MP.
[2]
On 29 April, he resigned as PP MP altogether, announcing that he would become a European delegate for
Telefonica
.
In 2017, the media reported some of his opinions about Spanish conservative leaders.
[3]
In May 2018, Eduardo Zaplana was arrested for money laundering and bribery. The general coordinator of PP, Fernando Martinez Maillo, announced that party will suspend Zaplana's party membership.
[4]
Personal life
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]
He is married with three children.
References
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External links
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]
- Biography at Spanish Congress site.
[1]
- Transcription of telephone conversation between Eduardo Zaplana and Salvador Palop related to the Naseiro corruption case (in Spanish).
[2]
Archived
2009-12-15 at the
Wayback Machine
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