José Ramón Bauzá Díaz (; born 16 November 1970) is a Spanish politician and the president of the Autonomous Community of the

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from 2011 to 2015. Born to a Majorcan father and a mother native to Madrid, he is licensed as a

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by the

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. He owns his own pharmacy in his hometown of

Marratxí Marratxí () is a municipality in the Raiguer region of Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands of Spain. As of 2005, it has a population of 28,237 and an area of 54 km2. It is also a station on the Majorca rail network. It became a municipali ...

Political career

In the People´s Party * 1995-1999: Councillor in the opposition of Marrachí City Council. * 2001-2003: deputy mayor for Town Planning and Health in the City Council of Marrachí. * 2005-2011: Mayor of Marrachí. * 2007-2009: vice-president of the Partido Popular of Baleares. * 2009-2015: president of the Partido Popular of the Balearic Islands. * 2011-2015: president of the

. * 2015-2019:

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appointed by the Balearic Islands Parliament. In

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* 2019-2024: Member of the

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Controversy

According to ''

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'', Bauzá did not disclose that he held shares in the startup Gas2Move when he joined the European Parliament in 2019. In 2023, Bauzá was investigated by parliamentary authorities over allegations of

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.Barbara Moens and Eddy Wax (2 June 2023)
Inside Europe’s Parliament of bullies
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bauza, Jose Ramon Living people 1970 births Presidents of the Balearic Islands Members of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands Politicians from Madrid People's Party (Spain) politicians MEPs for Spain 2019–2024