Francisco Caamaño Domínguez
Minister of Justice
In office
24 February 2009 – 22 December 2011
Prime MinisterJose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Preceded byMariano Fernández Bermejo
Succeeded byAlberto Ruiz Gallardón
Personal details
Born (1963-01-08) 8 January 1963
Ceé, A Coruña Province
NationalitySpanish
Political partySpanish Socialist Workers' Party
Alma materUniversity of Santiago de Compostela

Francisco Caamaño Domínguez (born 8 January 1963) is a Spanish politician, who served as justice minister from 2009 to 2011. He is a member of the Spanish Parliament.

Early life and education

Caamaño was born in Ceé, A Coruña province, on 8 January 1963.[1][2] He holds a law degree and a PhD in law, both of which he received from the University of Santiago de Compostela.[3]

Career

Caamaño started his career as a university professor at his alma mater, the University of Santiago de Compostela.[4] In 1993, he became the barrister of the constitutional court and in October 2002 the chairman of constitutional law at the University of Valencia.[4] He also served as the director of the Fundación Democracia y Gobierno Local and co-director of the Local Law Journal.[5]

He is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.[6] In April 2004, he was named as the Secretary of State for Relations with the Cortes.[1] From April 2008 to February 2009 he served as the Secretary of State for Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs.[3]

He was appointed justice minister to the cabinet led by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero on 24 February 2009. Caamaño succeeded Mariano Fernández Bermejo, who resigned from office.[5] Alberto Ruiz Gallardón succeeded Caamaño in the post on 22 December 2011.[7] Caamaño has been a deputy of A Coruña Province for the socialist party at the Spanish Parliament since 2011.[6]

Personal life

Caamaño is married and has two daughters.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "The new Minister of Justice, Francisco Caamaño, took the oath of office in a ceremony". La Moncloa. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Francisco Caamaño". El Mundo. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dinner-discussion with Francisco Caamaño, Minister of Justice". ESADE. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Inside the Belgian Presidency of the EU". Weber Shandwick. July–December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  5. 1 2 "New Justice Minister is Francisco Caamaño Domínguez". Nerja News. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  6. 1 2 "X Legislatura (2011-Actualidad)". Congreso de los Diputados (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Santamaría, De Guindos, Gallardón y Montoro, núcleo fuerte de Rajoy". El Mundo (in Spanish). 22 December 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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