Joan Carretero
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Joan Carretero | |
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| Counsellor of Governance and Public Administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| In office 17 December 2003 – 20 April 2006 | |
| President | Pasqual Maragall |
| First Minister | Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira (2003–2004) Josep Bargalló (2004–2006) |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Vendrell |
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| Born | 19 December 1955 Tremp (Pallars Jussà, Catalonia) |
| Political party | ERC (1990–2009) Reagrupament (from 2009) |
Joan Carretero i Grau (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈaŋ kərəˈteɾu]; born 1955 in Tremp, Pallars Jussà) is a Spanish physician and politician. After having been mayor of Puigcerdà, he became a counsellor in the Catalan Government.[1]
Education and Professional background[]
Joan Carretero received his degree in Medicine and Surgery in 1978 from the UB. He also has a diploma in Health from the in Lleida and a master's degree in Public Health from the University of Barcelona. He has worked as doctor in Barbens (Pla d'Urgell), and currently works in Puigcerdà.
Civic background[]
He has been a member of the Association of Parents of Students of Vedruna School in Puigcerdà and president of (Puigcerdà Football Club). Joan Carretero is associated with FC Barcelona.
Political background[]
Joan Carretero joined the ERC in 1990. He was expelled from the ERC on 27 April 2009 because of his vocal criticism regarding the direction of the party. On 3 October 2009 he created a new Catalan independentist political party, Reagrupament, but it couldn't get representation in the Catalan parliament.
Institutional background[]
He became mayor of Puigcerdà in 1995, when he ran the first time, leading ERC's lists. He resigned in December 2003 when he became a minister in the Catalan Government, but he was displaced on April 2006.
References[]
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