Leopoldo Ortiz Climent (

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, 1941) is a Spanish engineer and politician who belongs to the People's Party (PP). Married with three children, he qualified as an engineer and worked in the agriculture section of the Spanish Embassy in

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from 1972 to 1976. He later entered politics as a member of the regional party Valencian Union (Unió Valenciana / UV) and headed the party list at the 1987 European elections in Spain but failed to be elected. He subsequently joined the PP and in 1989 was elected to the

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as a PP MEP, part of the

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. He resigned his seat in 1993 after being elected to the

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representing

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. After serving one term in the lower house he was elected to the Spanish Senate for one term from 1996 to 2000 again representing Valencia Province.Biography at Spanish Congress site
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1941 births Living people People from Ribera Alta (comarca) Politicians from the Valencian Community Members of the 5th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the Senate of Spain People's Party (Spain) MEPs MEPs for Spain 1989–1994 Valencian Union politicians {{Spain-MEP-stub