José Manuel Velasco Retamosa
Grupo Popular en el CongresoDeputy for Toledo since 9 August 2023
Born in 1970 · Diputado de la XV Legislatura
Portavoz adjunto de la Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores
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Declared properties
✓ Data copied word for word from the official PDF and checked twice against the original.
According to their asset declaration of 9 August 2023.
- CasahomeDeclared share: 100%TOLEDO · Urban · acquired in 2009 · Propiedad · Compraventa
- CasahomeDeclared share: 100%LAYOS (Toledo) · Urban · acquired in 2022 · Propiedad · Compraventa
Declared income
Income for the year before their declaration of 9 August 2023, exactly as they write it. Their pay from Congress is not declared here: it is published separately (see Pay).
€64,593total of the income they declare
Salaries, fees and other pay
- Sueldo UCLM (Profesor Titula de Universidad)63179,78
- Dietas UCLM1260
Other income or payments
- Percepciones por Publicaciones CEDRO53,23
- Percepciones por publicaciones ARANZADI70
- Percepciones por publicaciones Tirant Lo Blanch30
Income tax (IRPF) paid the previous year (net tax due)15159,46 €
Page 1 of their declaration of 9 August 2023 (PDF) ↗ · How it is obtained
Accounts and deposits
Balance of all their deposits according to their declaration of 9 August 2023. Account numbers are not published.
€11,236in current accounts, savings accounts and other deposits
- Cuenta corriente11236
Page 2 of their declaration of 9 August 2023 (PDF) ↗ · How it is obtained
Shares, funds and companies
€3,216value they declare (total of the official tables)
Other assets and rights (insurance, pension plans…)
According to their declaration of 9 August 2023.
- Plan de Pensiones UCLM3216
Section “Otros bienes o derechos” (page 3) of their asset declaration · How it is obtained
Vehicles
Declares no vehicles.
According to their asset declaration of 9 August 2023. Number plates are not published.
Debts and loans
According to their asset declaration of 9 August 2023. Amounts are copied exactly as the deputy writes them.
€90,969outstanding balance on 1 loan (total of the official table)
| Loan (description and lender) | Granted | Amount granted | Outstanding balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prestamo hipotecario (Unicaja Banco) | 03/02/2009 | 200000 | 90969 |
Section “Deudas y obligaciones patrimoniales” of their official declaration · How it is obtained
Pay from Congress
€6,364.55a month (official 2026 amounts)
| Constitutional allowance | €3,366.99 |
| Representation expenses | €834.71 |
| Expense allowance (exempt from income tax) | €2,162.85 |
| Monthly total | €6,364.55 |
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Includes supplements for: Portavoz adjunto/a de Comisión. Does not include other income (for example, a government minister’s salary) or travel expenses, which Congress pays directly.
Their votes in the plenary
All plenary votes of the XV term with a published roll call, since they became a deputy (19 September 2023 – 30 September 2026).
2,168votes cast out of 2,173 roll calls in which they held a seat (99.8%)
1,311 yes630 no227 abstain5 did not vote
Votes different from their group
1 time they voted yes, no or abstain differently from the majority of their group in that vote:
Roll-call votes from the Congress open data. The group for each vote is the one Congress publishes for that date; secret ballots are not counted · How it is calculated · All votes
Votes on housing
2 yes5 no
- NoRental measuresGovernment decree-law · 28 April 2026 · RepealedReal Decreto-ley 8/2026, de 20 de marzo, de medidas en el alquiler en respuesta a las consecuencias económicas y sociales de la Guerra de Irán.
- NoAmend the Housing ActSUMAR proposal · 15 September 2026 · RejectedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR, para la modificación de la Ley 12/2023, de 24 de mayo, por el derecho a la vivienda.
- NoCurb property speculationSUMAR non-binding motion · 20 May 2026 · RejectedProposición no de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR, para frenar la especulación inmobiliaria y garantizar el acceso a una vivienda digna. Se vota en los términos de la enmienda transaccional presentada por el Grupo Parlamentario Socialista y el Grupo Parlamentario Plurinacional SUMAR.
- YesAgainst illegal squattingPP proposal · 19 May 2026 · PassedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso, Orgánica contra la ocupación ilegal de inmuebles y para la convivencia vecinal y la protección de la seguridad de las personas y cosas en las comunidades de propietarios.
- YesUrban planning and housingPP proposal · 21 April 2026 · PassedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso, de medidas administrativas y procesales para la seguridad jurídica de la ordenación territorial y urbanística, el impulso del desarrollo urbano y la vivienda.
- NoRegulate tourist flatsEH Bildu proposal · 7 October 2025 · PassedProposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Euskal Herria Bildu, sobre control y regulación de la publicidad y contratación de los pisos turísticos.
- NoSeasonal and room rentalsSUMAR, ERC, Bildu and Mixed Group proposal · 17 December 2024 · PassedProposición de Ley de los Grupos Parlamentarios Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano, Euskal Herria Bildu y Mixto, para la regulación de los contratos de alquiler temporales y alquiler de habitaciones.
Roll-call votes published in the Congress open data. Tap a vote to see how each group voted and its official documents · All votes
Compatible posts and activities
What the deputy has declared and the plenary has deemed compatible with their seat, copied word for word from the Register of Interests.
Cargos públicos
- Concejal en el Ayuntamiento de Toledo, sin dedicación exclusiva. · plenary decision of 19 December 2023
Actividades públicas a las que ha renunciado
- Profesor Titular de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) y, desde el 1 de agosto de 2023, en situación de servicios especiales, percibiendo el correspondiente complemento por antigüedad. · plenary decision of 19 December 2023
Actividades docentes extraordinarias
- Actividad de docencia e investigación de carácter extraordinario en el tenor de lo que regula el art. 157 de la Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General. · plenary decision of 19 December 2023
Cargos en partidos o grupos parlamentarios
- Coordinador General del Partido Popular de Toledo, sin percepción de retribuciones, dietas o indemnizaciones. · plenary decision of 19 December 2023
Producción y creación literaria, científica, artística o técnica
- Rendimientos derivados de publicaciones. · plenary decision of 19 December 2023
Register of Interests - Activities (PDF) ↗ · How it is obtained
Previous jobs and interests
Activities in the five years before taking their seat
According to their declaration of economic interests of 9 August 2023: those that may influence their political activity or that provided them with income.
- Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaPublico2000-Actualidad · Profesor Titular de Universidad de Derecho Internacional privado
- Concejal del Ayuntamiento de Toledo sin dedicación exclusivaPublico2015/2019 · Concejal del Grupo Municipal Popular
Donations and gifts received
- Regalos de escasa cuantía en el ámbito estrictamente familiar y de amistad
Foundations and associations they contribute to
- Partido Popular de Toledo: Cuota afiliado
- Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer: Donativo mensual
Education
- Doctor en Derecho.
The profile does not say where they studied.
Text copied word for word from their personal profile on congreso.es ↗, written by each deputy. Public or private according to the official register of universities (RUCT) ↗ · How it is obtained
Career
Deputy for Toledo since 9 August 2023 · Diputado de la XV Legislatura.
Posts in Congress
- Portavoz adjunto de la Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores
Before Congress
- Profesor Titular de Derecho Internacional Privado UCLM.
- Diputado Regional Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha Legislatura 2008-2011.
- Director General de Universidades de Investigación de la JCCM 2013-2015.
- Concejal del Ayuntamiento de Toledo 2015-2019
Timeline
- PostVocal de la Comisión de Justicia
- PostPortavoz adjunto de la Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores
- PostVocal de la Comisión de Industria y Turismo
- PostVocal Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores
- CongressBecomes a full deputy in the XV term
- AssetsDeclaration of assets and income (PDF) ↗
2 properties (2 homes) and 0 vehicles · debts: 1 loan with €90,969 outstanding
- CareerConcejal del Ayuntamiento de Toledo 2015-2019
- CareerDirector General de Universidades de Investigación de la JCCM 2013-2015.
- CareerDiputado Regional Cortes de Castilla-La Mancha Legislatura 2008-2011.
Dates from their official profile (terms, current posts and years mentioned in their career) and from their declarations in this term. The figures for each asset declaration are those of that document; amendments only report changes.