Francisco Camps

Quick Facts

Full Name	Francisco Camps
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 28, 1962(1962-08-28)
Age	62
Birthplace	Valencia
Country	Spain
Birth City	Valencian Community
Horoscope	Leo

Francisco Camps Biography

Francisco Camps is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 28, 1962 in Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Francisco Enrique Camps Ortiz (born 28 August 1962) is a Spanish politician who is a member of the Partido Popular (PP). He was President of the Valencian Government, which is the Valencian regional administration during the years 2003-2011. He is currently an active member of the Corts Valencianes, the Valencian regional parliament.

On March 9, 2009, Camps had been one of the PP individuals that was accused by Magistrate Baltasar Garzon of accepting the bribes. Garzon stated that Camps received a sum of $12,000 for the cost of tailoring from an acquaintance of Correa. For two years, Camps claimed that he had paid for the clothing himself. This case Camps had been transferred the local court in Valencia that in August 2009 decided that Camps did not commit any crime. In May of 2010, Camps corruption case was returned to court after an appeals court in the High Court in Madrid ruled that there was sufficient evidence to establish an action against him. Camps was elected the president of Valencia in May 2011 however the case was threatening to stifle the legitimacy of his presidency. On the 20th of July, 2011 Camps quit as Valencian Premier and the leader of the Valencian Partido Popular to be able to stay out of a trial while in his position. He remained in innocence even though he claimed that he might have received gifts.

Six years later, on 25 January 2018 Ricardo Costa, a Mr Camps’s old colleague, admitted that the People’s Party in the Valencian Community was financed with “dirty money”. This acknowledge was helpful for the inquiry into political financing using “Associations” in several provinces of the Valencian Country.

In February 2009, Camps was involved in a scandal dubbed”the Gurtel case (Caso Gurtel) relating to an alleged criminal network run by businessman Francisco Correa. (“Gurtel” Gurtel” is the German term used to describe Correa/belt, the name of the businessman’s surname.).

Francisco Camps Net Worth

Francisco Camps is one of the richest Politician from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Francisco Camps 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A lawyer, Mr. Camps is married and has three children. He was first elected an elected local councillor on Valencia city council. He was in office between 1991 and 1996. He held the Presidency of the municipal transport authority in that time. In 1996, he became a member of the Spanish Congress in the province of Valencia province, and serving as the Secretary of State of Territorial Administrations. He resigned from the Congress eleven months later in February 1997 after being appointed Minister of Culture and Education in the Generalitat Valenciana, retaining that post until the beginning of January. In 2000, following the General Election, he returned to the Spanish Congress but quit in 2002, in order to run for president in Valencia. Valencian Government.

In July 2003, he got elected president, and re-elected with absolute majority in 2007 and in 2011. In his time as president, he hosted to the European Grand Prix auto race as well as the America’s Cup yacht race. He served as president until the time of his resignation in 2011.

On 25 January 2012 he was declared ‘not guilty’ by a popular jury.

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Who is Francisco Camps Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Francisco Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Francisco Camps celebrates birthday on August 28 of every year.

Top Facts about Francisco Camps

1. Francisco Camps is a Spanish politician from Valencia.
2. He served as President of the Valencian Community from 2003-2011.
3. Camps was a member of the People’s Party (PP).
4. He resigned in 2011 due to corruption allegations.
5. The Gürtel case involved his alleged involvement in bribery.
6. Camps was acquitted of all charges in 2013.
7. He returned to politics as a member of the PP National Executive Committee.
8. In 2020, he announced his retirement from politics at age 57.
9. Camps is known for promoting tourism and infrastructure development in Valencia.
10. His tenure saw controversy over spending on events like the America’s Cup yacht race.