Quim Torra
Catalan politician, lawyer and editor, president of Catalonia
Joaquim Torra i Pla (born 28 December 1962) is a Catalan nationalist politician, lawyer and editor. Torra has been a member of the Parliament of Catalonia since January 2018 and is the president-elect of Catalonia.[1]
Quim Torra | |
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![]() Torra in December 2015 | |
131st President of Catalonia | |
Assumed office TBD | |
Monarch | Felipe VI |
Preceded by | Carles Puigdemont |
Member of the Catalan Parliament for the Province of Barcelona | |
Assumed office 17 January 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Joaquim Torra i Pla 28 December 1962 Blanes, Catalonia, Spain |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Junts per Catalunya |
Residence | Barcelona |
Alma mater | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
Occupation | Lawyer and editor |
Torra was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia at the 2017 regional election as an independent candidate for the pro-independence Junts per Catalunya electoral alliance. In May 2018 he was elected 131st President of Catalonia after the Spanish courts blocked three other candidates.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Quim Torra becomes 131st Catalan president". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.