Ramón Luis Valcárcel
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Ramon Luis Valcárcel Siso (born 16 November 1954) is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament from Spain. He has served as President of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia from 1995 to 2014, and former president of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) of the European Union.


Early life

He was born 16 November 1954 in Murcia, Spain.


Career


Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present

Valcárcel has since been serving as Vice President of the European Parliament, Vice-President of the European Parliament and a member of its Committee on Regional Development. In his capacity as vice-president, he is also in charge of overseeing the parliament's research service and library; relations with national parliaments; and relations with the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee. In 2015, news media reported that Valcárcel was included in a Russian blacklist of prominent people from the European Union who are not allowed to enter the country.European Union anger at Russian travel blacklist
''BBC News'', May 31, 2015.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valcarcel, Ramon Luis 1954 births Living people Presidents of the Region of Murcia Members of the Regional Assembly of Murcia People's Party (Spain) politicians People's Alliance (Spain) politicians Politicians from the Region of Murcia MEPs for Spain 2014–2019 Presidents of the European Committee of the Regions