José Ramón Bauzá | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Spain | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
Spanish Senator designated by the Parliament of the Balearic Islands | |
In office 9 July 2015 – 23 January 2019 | |
President of the Government of the Balearic Islands | |
In office 18 June 2011 – 2 July 2015 | |
Monarchs | Juan Carlos I Felipe VI |
Preceded by | Francesc Antich |
Succeeded by | Francina Armengol |
Member of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands | |
In office 18 June 2015 – 8 July 2015 | |
In office 7 June 2011 – 31 March 2015 | |
In office 8 February 2011 – 29 March 2011 | |
Constituency | Mallorca |
President of the People's Party of the Balearic Islands | |
In office 11 September 2009 – 23 July 2015 | |
Preceded by | Rosa Estaràs |
Succeeded by | Miquel Vidal |
Mayor of Marratxí | |
In office 11 June 2005[1] – 11 June 2011 | |
Preceded by | Miquel Bestard |
Succeeded by | Tomeu Oliver |
Personal details | |
Born | José Ramón Bauzá Díaz 16 November 1970 Madrid, Spain |
Political party | People's Party (1996–2019) Citizens (since 2019) |
José Ramón Bauzá Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [xoseraˈmom bawˈθa]; born 16 November 1970) is a Spanish politician and the president of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands from 2011 to 2015.[2][3] Born to a Majorcan father and a mother native to Madrid, he is licensed as a pharmacist by the Complutense University of Madrid. He owns his own pharmacy in his hometown of Marratxí.
Political career
[edit]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 Balearic Islands.
- 2015-2019: senator appointed by the Balearic Islands Parliament.
- 2019-2024: Member of the European Parliament
Controversy
[edit]According to Politico Europe, Bauzá did not disclose that he held shares in the startup Gas2Move when he joined the European Parliament in 2019.[6]
In 2023, Bauzá was investigated by parliamentary authorities over allegations of workplace harassment.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "José Ramón Bauzá, elegido en pleno extraordinario nuevo alcalde de Marratxí". Última Hora (in Spanish). 12 June 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ José Ramón Bauzá own website Archived 2011-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Government". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-06-24. Taking over of the new Government of the Balearic Islands at the Balearic Islands online gazette (www.caib.es)
- ^ "Bauzá deja el PP por "sembrar nacionalismo" en Baleares". ElPeriodico. 23 January 2019.
- ^ "El expresidente popular de Baleares José Ramón Bauzá ficha por Ciudadanos". Huffpost.
- ^ Sarah Wheaton, Mari Eccles and Giovanna Coi (21 June 2023), Portrait of an MEP’s jet-set life in the gray zone Politico Europe.
- ^ Barbara Moens and Eddy Wax (2 June 2023), Inside Europe’s Parliament of bullies Politico Europe.