7-800: Joaquín Francisco Puig Ferrer (born 4 January 1959), known as Ximo Puig ( Valencian: [ˈtʃimo ˈputʃ] ), is a Spanish politician who served as President of the Valencian Government from 2015 to 2023. He was also the leader of the Socialist Party of the Valencian Country (PSPV-PSOE), the Valencian regional branch of the PSOE , from 2012 to 2024. Puig was born in Morella, Castellón . A journalist by profession, he worked for local newspapers and for
14-680: A Tesla Gigafactory in Valencia after their negotiations were leaked to the media while Puig denied it was him that leaked the details of the negotiations to the media. President of the Valencian Government The president of the Valencian Government ( Valencian : President de la Generalitat Valenciana ) is the head of the Generalitat Valenciana , the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia . The president
21-465: A simple majority—more affirmative than negative votes—to succeed. If the proposed candidate is not elected, successive proposals are to be transacted under the same procedure. In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament shall be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called. Before 2006, the election of
28-468: Is chosen by the Valencian parliament, the Corts Valencianes . Under Article 27 of the regional Statute of Autonomy , investiture processes to elect the president of the Valencian Government or Generality require of an absolute majority—more than half the votes cast—to be obtained in the first ballot in the Corts Valencianes . If unsuccessful, a new ballot will be held 48 hours later requiring only of
35-494: The Antena 3 radio station. He was elected to the Corts Valencianes , the Valencian regional parliament, in the first democratic elections in 1983 . He resigned his seat in 1986, when he was appointed Director General of Institutional relations and information in the Valencian regional administration, serving until 1995. In May 1995 he became mayor of his hometown of Morella, serving until 2012, when he resigned after becoming leader of
42-506: The PSPV-PSOE. In the 2011 Spanish general election he was elected to the Congress of Deputies , representing Castellón Province . In Congress, he served as spokesman for the committee on industry, energy and tourism. In March 2014 Puig won the PSPV-PSOE primary to be the party's candidate for President of the Valencian Government in the 2015 regional elections . He received 68.8% of the votes in
49-407: The primary. On 25 June 2015, he was invested President of the Valencian Government with the favourable votes of PSPV-PSOE , Podemos and Compromís , succeeding Alberto Fabra and putting an end to two decades of PP governments in the region. He was re-elected for a second term, with the support of the same parties, on 13 June 2019. On 26 June 2023, his government lost a lucrative bid to host
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