Joan Ignasi Pla Durá ( Atzeneta d'Albaida,

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

Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ( es, Partido Socialista Obrero Español ; PSOE ) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources: * * * * political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in gove ...

(PSOE).

El exsecretario general del PSPV Joan Ignasi Pla

Married with one son, Pla graduated in law and also gained a diploma in public administration. He then worked in the

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, the Valencian regional administration, and later became secretary general of the Valencian regional branch of the PSOE. He became involved in national politics in 1996 when he was selected as part of the PSOE list for the

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as a candidate for

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. Placed seventh on the list, in a district where the party had won six seats at the previous election, he was unsuccessful, as the party failed to gain any seats, however he joined the national parliament in 1999 as a substitute for a retiring member. He was re-elected in 2000 but stood down in June 2003, after being elected to the

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, the Valencian regional parliament. In 2001 he successfully sought the PSOE nomination for President of the Generalitat Valenciana, defeating party rival Cipria Ciscar in the PSOE primaries, however in 2003, he lost the election to

Francisco Camps Francisco Enrique Camps Ortiz (born 28 August 1962) is a Spanish politician belonging to the Partido Popular (PP). He served as President of the Valencian Government, the Valencian regional administration, in the period 2003–2011, and is st ...

of the Partido Popular.Dictionary of Valencian politicians
He also stood in 2007 for the Valencian Presidency, but again lost to Francisco Camps.

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1959 births Living people People from Vall d'Albaida Members of the 6th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 7th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians Members of the Corts Valencianes {{Valencia-politician-stub