José Ballesta
José Ballesta
José Francisco Ballesta Germán (born 19 July 1958) is a Spanish medical professor and politician. A full professor at the University of Murcia since 1992, he served as the university's president from 1998 to 2006. As a People's Party) politician, he was the mayor of Murcia (2015–2021; 2023–) and a minister in the Government of the Region of Murcia (2007–2014).
Academic career
Born in Murcia, Ballesta earned bachelor's (1981) and master's (1983) degrees in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Murcia. He then did a post-doctorate with the Royal Postgraduate Medical School at Hammersmith Hospital in London. In 1986 and 1992 respectively, he became an Associate and Full Professor at his alma mater.
Academic career
He was the Director of the Department of Molecular Biology from 1987 to 1989, and served other internal posts before two terms as President of the University from 1998 to 2006.
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