Francisco Caamaño Domínguez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caamaño and the second or maternal family name is Domínguez.

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 (age 61)
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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "Dinner-discussion with Francisco Caamaño, Minister of Justice". ESADE. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "New Justice Minister is Francisco Caamaño Domínguez". Nerja News. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  6. ^ a b "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.