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Quim Torra
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former president of Catalonia (born 1962)
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Joaquim Torra i Pla, born in 1962 in Blanes, is a Spanish writer, lawyer, editor, and politician. He served as the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and resided in Barcelona. Torra was educated at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and held positions within Òmnium Cultural, the Assemblea Nacional Catalana, and the Crida Nacional per la República. He was a member of the Reagrupament and Democratic Union of Catalonia political parties.
As an author, he published seven works, including *Els últims 100 metres*, *El quadern suís*, and *Honorables*. He is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, and English. Torra participated in the 2017 Catalan parliamentary election and the Stop JJOO 2030 movement. He has three children and was influenced by Manuel Carrasco Formiguera. His legal counsel included Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas and Gonzalo Boye.
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- Born
- 1962
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Els últims 100 metres
- El quadern suís
- Les millors obres de la literatura catalana
- Honorables
- Viatge involuntari a la Catalunya impossible
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Felipe VI
- Vice president
- Pere Aragonès
- Preceded by
- Direct rule , Carles Puigdemont (until 28 October 2017)
- Succeeded by
- Pere Aragonès
- Born
- Joaquim Torra i Pla , ( 1962-12-28 ) 28 December 1962 (age 63) , Blanes , Catalonia , Spain
- Party
- Together for Catalonia (since 2020)
- Other political affiliations
- Reagrupament , Democratic Union of Catalonia (until 2017), Independent (2017–2020)
- Spouse
- Carola Miró ( died 2024 )
- Alma mater
- Autonomous University of Barcelona
- Occupation
- Lawyer and editor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joaquim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Blanes
- Occupation
- political activist
- Political party
- Democratic Union of Catalonia
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- Stop JJOO 2030
- Genre
- essay
- Official website
- www.presidenttorra.cat
- Image
- Quim Torra 2018 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Barcelona
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- Quim Torra
- date of birth
- 1962-12-28
- candidacy in election
- 2017 Catalan parliamentary election
- birth name
- Joaquim Torra i Pla
- influenced by
- Manuel Carrasco Formiguera
- name in native language
- Joaquim Torra i Pla
- medical condition
- COVID-19
- honorific prefix
- The Right Honourable
- social media followers
- 256321
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- Quim Torra
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Encyclopedic overview
Joaquim Torra i Pla ( Catalan: [ʒu.əˈkim ˈtorə i pla]; born 28 December 1962), known as Quim Torra, is a Catalan lawyer and journalist from Spain. He served as President of the Government of Catalonia from 17 May 2018 to 28 September 2020, when the Supreme Court of Spain confirmed a court ruling by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia condemning him for disobeying the Central Electoral Board during the April 2019 general election, leading to his disqualification from office.
Born in Blanes, Torra graduated from the Autonomous University of Barcelona before joining the legal profession. He worked as executive for a multinational insurance company for twenty years before starting his own publishing company. He later held senior positions for the City of Barcelona and Generalitat de Catalunya.
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