Carlos Mazón has chosen Army Lieutenant General Francisco José Gan Pampols to assume the vice-presidency of the Valencian Government for Economic and Social Recovery, as confirmed by laSexta. This vice-presidency, as the Generalitat Valenciana explains, was created “to centralize all the actions of the Consell” aimed at recovery in Valencia, especially in affected municipalities by the devastating DANA of October 29.
The president He promised last Friday the overhaul of the governmentduring an appearance at the Corts Valencianes to advance towards the reconstruction of Valencia. However, changes are coming slowly and Mazón announces one change per day: On Saturday he appointed Vice President Susana Camarero as spokesperson, on Monday he dismissed the Minister of Industry and Tourism Nuria Montes and this Tuesday he appointed the lieutenant general as vice president for recovery.
The new vice-presidency will have among its functions “the design of a recovery plan and will coordinate the work of reconstruction and economic and social normalization of the province of Valencia”, according to the press release from the Generalitat. Likewise, the lieutenant general will chair “the interministerial commission which will coordinate all departments of the Consell involved in the reconstruction process” of the affected regions.
Another of the functions that Gan Pampols will assume will be the development of “a protection plan to face possible natural disasters that present risks for the population.” To this end, the Generalitat “will undertake a detailed analysis of the infrastructures related to prevention”.
A profile very focused on defense
Lieutenant General Francisco José Gan Pampols (Figueras, 1958) entered the General Military Academy (Zaragoza) in 1975 and, during his career, he rose through the ranks to the rank of Lieutenant General in 2016. Currently, is retired for having reached the regulatory age.
The Generalitat emphasizes in its press release that among his “many responsibilities” in the military field, among others, his appointment in 2009 as director of the General Military Academyposition which he held until March 2013. In March 2013, he was appointed advisor to the Second Chief of Army Staff, remaining in this position until May of the same year.
In May 2013, he was appointed director of Armed Forces Intelligence Center and in December 2016, he was promoted to lieutenant general, a position he held until May 2017, when he was appointed chief general of the High Availability Ground Headquarters.
They also explain that Gan Pampols “conducts numerous peacekeeping operations and missions in different countries.” Indeed, in 1995, he participated as head of operations of AGT “Aragón” in the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 1996, he was chief of operations of SPABRI I as a NATO member in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the years 2000-2001, he became operational chief of staff of the Western Multinational Brigade in Kosovo and in 2007, he was appointed head of the provincial reconstruction team in Quala e Naw (Afghanistan).
His academic background is different from his professional background since lieutenant general He graduated in political science and sociology from UNED.and doctor honoris causa by the Catholic University of Valencia. He is also a member of the Civic Circle of Opinion, promoted by the Generalitat.
Finally, Gan Pampols is in possession of “various civil and military decorations; these include the Grand Cross of Military Merit, the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard and the Royal and Military Order of Saint-Herménégille, as well as another ten white crosses merit.”
