Jorge Campos Asensi is a Spanish politician and a member of the

Parliament of the Balearic Islands The Parliament of the Balearic Islands (Catalan language, Catalan: ''Parlament de les Illes Balears''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Parlamento de las Islas Baleares'') is the unicameral List of Spanish regional legislatures, autonomous parliament ...

representing the Vox since 2019 in which he was elected on a joint ticket with the localist ''Actua Baleares'' party. He is also leader of Vox in the Balearic Islands.

Biography

Campos was born in

Palma de Mallorca Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is ...

. He studied law at the

University of the Balearic Islands The University of the Balearic Islands (, UIB; ) is a Balearic Islands, Balearic Spain, Spanish university, founded in 1978 and located in Palma de Mallorca, Palma on the island of Majorca. The university is funded by the autonomous Government o ...

before completing a master's degree in environmental science at the

University of Valencia The University of Valencia ( ), shortened to UV, is a public research university in Valencia, Spain. It is one of the oldest universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Valencian Community. It is regarded as one of Spain's leading academic i ...

. He was the founder of the ''Círculo Balear Cultural Society'' pressure group. The group was headquartered in Palma de Mallorca. In 2018, the group was converted into a political party ''Actúa Baleares'' (Citizen Alternative for Tolerance, Unity and Action). Ahead of the 2019 Balearic regional election, the party announced its intention to run on a joint list with Vox. Campos was elected to the parliament and subsequently became the chairman and leader of Vox on the Balearic Islands.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campos Asensi, Jorge 1975 births Living people Members of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands Vox (political party) politicians People from Palma de Mallorca University of the Balearic Islands alumni University of Valencia alumni Members of the 15th Congress of Deputies (Spain)