Quim Torra
Joaquim Torra i Pla (born 28 December 1962) is a Catalan nationalist politician, lawyer and editor. Torra was a member of the Parliament of Catalonia from 2018 to 2020 and is the 131st President of Catalonia since May 2018.[1]
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.jpg) Torra in December 2015 | |
| 131st President of Catalonia | |
| In office 17 May 2018 – 28 September 2020 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Preceded by | Carles Puigdemont |
| Succeeded by | Carles Puigdemont (acting) |
| Member of the Catalan Parliament for the Province of Barcelona | |
| In office 17 January 2018 – 27 January 2020 | |
| 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.
In March 2020, Torra tested positive for COVID-19 during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.[2]
In September 2020, he was removed from office.
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Torra receiving the Carles Rahola award in October 2009
Torra at the opening of the d'El 300 del Born restaurant in September 2013
Torra speaking at the Òmnium Cultural's general assembly in December 2015
Installation of Torra as President of Catalonia on 17 May 2018
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References
- ↑ "Quim Torra becomes 131st Catalan president". Catalan News Agency (Barcelona, Spain). 14 May 2018. http://www.catalannews.com/news/item/quim-torra-becomes-131st-catalan-president. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ Quim Torra da positivo en las pruebas de coronavirus (in Spanish)