Francisco Javier León de la Riva

Francisco Javier León de la Riva (born 15 November 1945) is a Spanish politician and doctor. He was a member of the People's Alliance (AP) from 1982 to 1989, and the People's Party (PP) since 1989. He was the mayor of Valladolid from 1995 to 2015, and vice president of Caja Duero from 1996 to 2008. He was a member of the Cortes of Castile and León from 1987 to 1999, where he was the PP spokesperson.

Francisco Javier León de la Riva
Francisco Javier León
Mayor of Valladolid
In office
23 June 1995 – 13 June 2015
Preceded byTomás Rodríguez Bolaños
Succeeded byÓscar Puente
Minister of Culture and Social Welfare of the Junta of Castile and León
In office
27 July 1987 – 5 July 1991
Preceded byAntonio Araúzo González
Succeeded byJosé Manuel Fernández Santiago
Procurator in the Cortes of Castile and León
In office
10 June 1987 – 13 June 1999
Councilor of the Valladolid City Council
In office
15 June 1991 – 5 June 2015
Personal details
Born (1945-11-15) 15 November 1945
Valladolid, Spain
Political partyPeople's Alliance (1982-1989)
People's Party (1989-)
Alma materUniversity of Valladolid
OccupationPolitician
Doctor
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Biography

Born in Valladolid, León de la Riva studied at the University of Valladolid, where he received a doctorate in medicine, and became a gynecologist. He left gynecology in 1987.[1]

In May 2015, days after losing his seat as mayor after 20 years, León de la Riva was disqualified from public office for 13 months for disobeying court orders. For five years, he had not followed court orders to restore legality to the Caja Duero building, which had numerous planning irregularities.[2]

In mid-2021, León de la Riva suffered a health emergency. In November that year, he returned to the public, on a weekly radio show on Cadena COPE in Valladolid.[3]

References
  1. Francisco, José María (20 November 2018). "Javier León se esconde en su condición de "ginecólogo" para justificar su ignorancia" [Javier León hides behind his position as "gynecologist" to justify his ignorance] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. Sanchon, Justino (29 May 2015). "León de la Riva, condenado por desobediencia, seguirá en funciones" [León de la Riva, sentenced for disobedience, will continue in office]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. "El ex alcalde de Valladolid, Javier León de la Riva supera "un serio problema de salud"" [Former mayor of Valladolid, Javier León de la Riva overcomes "a serious health problem"]. ElDiario.es (in Spanish). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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