campuzano was born on 12 july 1964 in barcelona, catalonia. he has a degree in law from the university of barcelona. campuzano joined the nationalist youth of catalonia (jnc) in 1981 and was a member of its national executive committee from 1984 as well as its secretary-general (1989-94) and president (1994-96). he was one of the founders of the national student federation of catalonia (federació nacional d'estudiants de catalunya, fnec). campuzano joined the democratic convergence of catalonia (cdc) in 1983 and was a member its national council.