Juan Vicente Herrera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Campo.
Juan Vicente Herrera
President of the Junta of Castile and León
In office
16 March 2001 – 11 July 2019
MonarchsJuan Carlos I
Felipe VI
Preceded byJuan José Lucas
Succeeded byAlfonso Fernández Mañueco
Personal details
Born (1956-01-23) 23 January 1956 (age 68)
Burgos, Castille and Leon, Spain
Political partyPP
Alma materUniversity of Navarra

Juan Vicente Herrera Campo (born 23 January 1956 in Burgos) is a Spanish politician who served as President of the Junta of Castile and León from 2001 to 2019 and a member of the conservative People's Party.[1]

He was spokesperson for his party's parliamentary group in the regional parliament since 1995 until 2001 when Juan José Lucas, then President of the regional government, was appointed Minister of the Presidency and Herrera was named new President.[2]

He likes to visit the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James), which he usually visits during holidays.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Juan Vicente Herrera Campo - Juan Vicente Herrera Campo - ELPAÍS.com". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: Ediciones El País, S.L. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. ^ Mata, Raul (24 July 2010). "Herrera advierte que "los recortes no son más que la punta del iceberg"". La Razón (in Spanish). Madrid: La Razón. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2010.