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Spanish activist and politician

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Quotes

  • We have received several statements from women who have reported sexual harassment.

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Key facts

First deputy
Gerardo Pisarello (2015–2019) , Jaume Collboni (2019–2023)
Preceded by
Xavier Trias
Succeeded by
Jaume Collboni
Born
Ada Colau Ballano , ( 1974-03-03 ) 3 March 1974 (age 52) , Barcelona , Catalonia, Spain
Party
Barcelona en Comú (2014–present), Catalunya en Comú (2017–present)
Other political affiliations
Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (2009–present)
Domestic partner
Adriá Alemany Salafranca
Occupation
Activist, writer, politician
Website
adacolau .cat /en

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Encyclopedic overview

Ada Colau Ballano ( Catalan: [ˈaðə kuˈlaw] Spanish: [ˈaða koˈlaw]; born 3 March 1974) is a Spanish activist and politician who was Mayor of Barcelona between 2015 and 2023. On 13 June 2015 she was elected Mayor of Barcelona, the first woman to hold the office, as part of the citizen municipalist platform, Barcelona En Comú. Colau was one of the founding members and spokespeople of the Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH) (Platform for People Affected by Mortgages), which was set up in Barcelona in 2009 in response to the rise in evictions caused by unpaid mortgage loans and the collapse of the Spanish property market in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

Early and personal life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ada Colau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.