Ricard Pérez Casado (

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, 27 October 1945) is a Spanish politician and former mayor of Valencia who belongs to the

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(PSOE). Married with one son, Pérez studied Economic Science at

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and graduated in Political and Social Science at

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before gaining a PhD in history from

University of Valencia The University of Valencia ( ), shortened to UV, is a public research university in Valencia, Spain. It is one of the oldest universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Valencian Community. It is regarded as one of Spain's leading academic i ...

. During the Franco era he became involved in the Valencian Socialist Party (PSV) which later became linked to the PSOE.Dictionary of Valencian politicians
In 1979 he became mayor of Valencia, replacing Ferran Martínez Castellano who was expelled from the party after a dispute over abandoning the party's residual Marxism. Pérez was re-elected in 1983 and 1987, however he resigned in 1988 after disagreements with the local branch of the party. In 1996 he served as European Union administrator for the

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n city of

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. He entered national politics in 2000 when he was elected to the

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as a deputy for

but not stand in 2004. He has also served as vice-president of the

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and currently serves on the Federal Committee of the PSOE.

External links

Biography at Spanish Congress website

References

1945 births Living people Members of the 7th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians University of Barcelona alumni Mayors of Valencia Complutense University of Madrid alumni {{Valencia-politician-stub