Ernest Benach
Ernest Benach i Pasqual | |
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 Benach in 2009 | |
| 12th President of Catalan Parliament | |
| In office 17 December 2003 – 16 December 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Rigol |
| Succeeded by | Núria de Gispert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1959 Reus (Baix Camp) |
| Political party | ERC |
| Spouse(s) | Àngels |
| Children | Pol Benach (boy) Ona Benach (girl) Mar Benach (girl) |
| Residence | Reus |
Ernest Benach i Pasqual (Catalan pronunciation: [əɾˈnest bəˈnak]; born Reus, Baix Camp, 12 November 1959) was the President of the Catalan Parliament from 2003 to 2010.[1][2][3] He is a member of the Catalan independentist party Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC).
Education and professional background[]
Benach worked for the Catalan Generalitat as a sweeper after he left university. He has also co-written República catalana (Catalan Republic) and Educar en política (Teaching in politics).[4]
Civic background[]
Head of the La Mulassa, a Boy Scout association of Reus (1981–1986) and president (1991–1994) and cap de colla (head of group) of the Colla castellera Xiquets de Reus (an association of castellers), he is also a member of the Pedagogy section of the .
Political background[]
He was member of Left Nationalists (NE) from 1979 to 1986. In 1987 he joined the ERC, where he served as general vice-secretary of institutional politics.[4]
Institutional background[]
He has been a deputy in the Catalan Parliament since 1992, where he served as second secretary of the (1999–2003) and president. He was also president of the from October 2004 to October 2005.[1]
He was also a member of the city council of Reus, the city where he was born, from 1987 to 2001, where he held several positions.[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "El Bloc Gran Del Sobiranisme » Ernest Benach". blocgran.cat (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ "Organismes. Generalitat de Catalunya". www10.gencat.cat (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Cañizares, María Jesús (23 October 2008). "Benach usa un coche valorado en 110.000 euros y gasta otros 20.000 en "tunearlo"". abc.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Staff (2012). "Datos personales de Ernest Benach, toda su historia y su biografia". abc.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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