Ramón Luis Valcárcel

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valcárcel and the second or maternal family name is Siso.

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.

Ramón Luis Valcárcel MEP
Valcárcel in 2011
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2014
Constituency	Spain
President of the Region of Murcia
In office 3 July 1995 – 14 April 2014
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Preceded by	María Antonia Martínez
Succeeded by	Alberto Garre López
Personal details
Born	Ramon Luis Valcárcel Siso (1954-11-16) November 16, 1954 (age 70) Murcia, Spain
Political party	Spain: People's Party EU: European People's Party
Spouse	Camila Valcárcel
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Murcia

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 and a member of its Committee on Regional Development.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3][4]