Juanfran Pérez Llorca

Juanfran Pérez Llorca
Pérez Llorca in 2023
President of the Valencian Community
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 November 2025[1]
MonarchFelipe VI
Preceded byCarlos Mazón
Member of the Corts Valencianes
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 June 2023
ConstituencyAlicante
Personal details
Born1976 (age 48–49)
PartyPeople's Party

Juan Francisco "Juanfran" Pérez Llorca (Valencian: [ˈxwaɱfɾam ˈpeɾeð ˈʎɔɾkɔ]; born 1976) is a Spanish politician serving as president of the Valencian Government since December 2025 and as a member of the Corts Valencianes since 2023. He has served as secretary general of the People's Party of the Valencian Community since 2023, and as spokesperson of its group in the Corts since 2024. He served as mayor of Finestrat from 2015 to 2025.

Political career

Pérez Llorca joined the People's Party (PP) in 2003 when running for election to the council in Finestrat in the Province of Alicante.[2] He was elected to the council with his party in opposition, forming government in 2007 after breaking the hegemony of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).[2] He spent eight years in charge of urban planning in the government of mayor Honorato Algado.[2]

For the 2023 Valencian regional election, Pérez Llorca was third on the PP list in the Alicante constituency.[3] He was elected as his party came first with 15 out of 35 seats in the constituency.[4] In July 2024, he succeeded Miguel Barrachina as his party's spokesperson in the Corts Valencianes.[5]

In August 2023, Pérez Llorca went from vice secretary of organisation of the People's Party of the Valencian Community (PPCV) to secretary general, the second highest position in the party. He replaced María José Catalá, the mayor of Valencia.[6] In July 2025, he was appointed to the Executive Committee of the PP by its national leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo.[7]

President of the Valencian Government

In November 2025, Carlos Mazón announced his resignation as President of the Valencian Government due to criticism since the 2024 Spanish floods. Pérez Llorca was nominated as his successor, with the support of the Valencian PP and the designation of the national body.[8] On 27 November, the regional parliament elected him as president, with Vox also voting in favour.[9] The following day, he resigned as mayor and councillor in Finestrat, to be succeeded by Nati Algado.[10] On 2 December, in his first speech as president, he apologised to the victims of the floods. [11]

References

  1. ^ "Real Decreto 1080/2025, de 28 de noviembre, por el que se nombra President de la Generalitat Valenciana a don Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca" (PDF). Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (287). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 155584. 29 November 2025. ISSN 0212-033X.
  2. ^ a b c González, Miquel (3 July 2021). "JuanFran Pérez Llorca, pragmático alcalde de éxito, 'fontanero' silencioso" [JuanFran Pérez Llorca, pragmatic successful mayor, silent 'plumber'] (in Spanish). Valencia Plaza. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Esta es la lista del PP por Alicante para las elecciones autonómicas" [This is the PP list in Alicante for the autonomous elections]. Alicante Press (in Spanish). 16 April 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  4. ^ "El parlamento autonómico de la Comunitat Valenciana alcanza la paridad con 51 diputadas y 48 diputados" [Autonomous parliament of the Valencian Community reaches equality with 51 female deputies and 48 male deputies] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  5. ^ Campoy, Borja (28 July 2024). "Juanfran Pérez Llorca: el hombre que acumula la responsabilidad en el PP" [Juanfran Pérez Llorca: the man who bears the brunt of responsibility in the PP]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Pérez Llorca sustituye a Catalá en la secretaría general de PPCV" [Pérez Llorca replaces Catalá as secretary general of the PPCV] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  7. ^ Mazón, Adrián (5 July 2025). "Feijóo incorpora a Juanfran Pérez Llorca al Comité Ejecutivo del PP, donde repite Barcala" [Feijóo brings in Juanfran Pérez Llorca to the PP Executive Committee, where Barcala remains] (in Spanish). Todo Alicante. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  8. ^ Bono, Ferran (11 November 2025). "Feijóo propone a Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca como sucesor de Mazón en plena negociación con Vox". El País. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  9. ^ Obrador, J. L. (27 November 2025). "Pérez Llorca es investido presidente de la Generalitat tras confirmar Vox su apoyo". 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Juanfran Pérez Llorca presenta su renuncia como alcalde con tristeza pero contento tras 21 años" [Juanfran Pérez Llorca presents his resignation as mayor with sadness but happy after 21 years] (in Spanish). Valencia Plaza. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  11. ^ https://elpais.com/espana/comunidad-valenciana/2025-12-02/perez-llorca-augura-una-nueva-etapa-para-recuperar-la-autoestima-al-tomar-posesion-como-presidente-de-la-generalitat-en-sustitucion-de-mazon.html
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