Quim Torra
Former president of Catalonia (born 1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Quim Torra?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
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.[4][5][6]
Quim Torra | |
---|---|
131st[2] President of the Government of Catalonia | |
In office 17 May 2018 – 29 September 2020 | |
Monarch | Felipe VI |
Vice President | Pere Aragonès |
Preceded by | Direct rule (Carles Puigdemont until 28 October 2017) |
Succeeded by | Pere Aragonès |
Member of the Catalan Parliament for the Province of Barcelona | |
In office 17 January 2018 – 27 January 2020 | |
President of Òmnium Cultural | |
In office 21 July 2015 – 19 December 2015 | |
Preceded by | Muriel Casals |
Succeeded by | Jordi Cuixart |
Personal details | |
Born | Joaquim Torra i Pla (1962-12-28) 28 December 1962 (age 61) Blanes, Catalonia, Spain |
Political party | Together for Catalonia |
Other political affiliations | Reagrupament[3] Democratic Union of Catalonia[3] |
Spouse | Carola Miró |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Barcelona |
Alma mater | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
Occupation | Lawyer and editor |
Signature | |
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.
A supporter of Catalan independence,[7][8] and former member of Democratic Union of Catalonia and Reagrupament,[3] Torra does not currently belong to any political party.[9] He has held senior positions in several pro-independence organisations including the Òmnium Cultural and Assemblea Nacional Catalana. He was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia at the 2017 regional election as an independent candidate for the pro-independence Together for Catalonia electoral alliance. In May 2018, he was elected 131st president of the Government of Catalonia,[10] after the Spanish courts blocked three other candidates.