Carme Forcadell
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Lluís Corominas (2015-2017) , Lluís Guinó (2017)
- Preceded by
- Núria de Gispert
- Succeeded by
- Roger Torrent
- Born
- ( 1955-05-29 ) 29 May 1955 (age 71) , Xerta , Catalonia, Spain
- Party
- Independent , Junts pel Sí (2015–2017) , Republican Left of Catalonia (2003–2007)
- Education
- Philosophy
- Alma mater
- Autonomous University of Barcelona
- Occupation
- Teacher, writer, politician
- Profession
- Language teacher
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Xerta
- Occupation
- linguist
- Educated at
- Autonomous University of Barcelona
- Political party
- Republican Left of Catalonia
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Official website
- www.carmeforcadell.cat
- Image
- Via Catalana Barcelona Plaça Catalunya 62-edit.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Barcelona
- Residence
- Xerta
- Convicted of
- sedition
- Significant event
- pardon
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- social media followers
- 348005
- date of birth
- 1955-05-29
- Commons category
- Carme Forcadell
- birth name
- Maria Carme Forcadell Lluís
- name in native language
- Carme Forcadell
- P10632
- Carme Forcadell
- honorific prefix
- The Right Honourable
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Encyclopedic overview
Maria Carme Forcadell i Lluís ( Western Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkaɾme foɾkaˈðeʎ]; born 29 May 1955) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia. She is the former President of the Parliament of Catalonia, as well as a Catalan high school teacher, known for her Catalan independence activism.
She was one of the founders of Plataforma per la Llengua, a member of the executive board of the Sabadell branch of Òmnium Cultural, and president of the Catalan National Assembly from its inception until May 2015.
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