Francisco Javier Visiedo Mazón

Francisco Javier Visiedo Mazón is a Professor in the Department of Legal Sciences at the Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences, CEU Cardenal Herrera University, and an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Valencia. He has held these academic positions since 1992 and 1986, respectively, both on a part-time basis. Concurrently, he serves as the Senior Lawyer and Secretary General of the Valencian Parliament (Les Corts Valencianes), a role he has held since 2009 after joining in 1983.

His academic credentials include a Law degree and a doctoral thesis on the reform of the Spanish Senate, completed at the University of Valencia, where he also pursued doctoral studies with honors. He has participated in numerous national and international training programs and has taught at institutions including the Polytechnic of South Bank in London and the National Institute of Public Administration (INAP).

His research centers on constitutional and parliamentary law, with a focus on autonomous communities, electoral systems, and legislative procedures. He has authored significant publications on parliamentary oversight, party switching, and regional statutes. His recent scholarly output reflects a consistent engagement with the evolution of Spain's decentralized political institutions since the 1978 Constitution.

Notable awards include being a Fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He has directed multiple doctoral theses and research projects in parliamentary law and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Constitutional Law at the University of Valencia and as Director of 'Corts. Anuario de Derecho Parlamentario'. He is also a member of the Scientific Council of the General Journal of Constitutional Law (IUSTEL).

He has extensive teaching experience, having directed internship programs and delivered courses on electoral systems across Spanish universities. His professional life integrates high-level public service with sustained academic contribution in legal and political sciences.