Carles Puigdemont

Carles Puigdemont     (Journalist)
Born	Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó 29 December 1962 Amer, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Alma mater	University of Girona
Children	2
Spouse	Marcela Topor
Party	Democratic Convergence of Catalonia, Catalan European Democratic Party
Catalonian/Spanish politician  President of the Generalitat of Catalonia In office 12 January 2016 - 28 October 2017  President of the Association of Municipalities for Independence In office 17 July 2015 - 11 January 2016  Mayor of Girona In office 1 July 2011 - 11 January 2016  Member of the Parliament of Catalonia In office 10 November 2006 - Present  Deputy Leader of the Catalan Democratic Party In office 23 July 2016 - Present  Member of the Catalan Parliament for Girona In office 10 November 2006 - 27 October 2017  Member of the City of Girona Council for the Province of Girona In office 11 June 2007 - 11 January 2016  President of Catalonia In office 12 January 2016 - 28 October 2017  Member of the Parliament of Catalonia for the Province of Barcelona In office December 2017 - Present  Member of the Parliament of Catalonia for the Province of Girona In office 10 November 2006 - 27 October 2017  Member of the Municipality Council of Girona In office 11 June 2007 - 11 January 2016

Carles Puigdemont (born 29 December 1962) is a politician and former journalist who is the incumbent President of Catalonia.

Born in Amer (Province of Girona), Catalonia, Spain, his early career focused on journalism in various local newspapers. He later became director of the Catalan News Agency, as well as the weekly Catalonia Today. A supporter of Convergence and Union (CiU) from 1983 to 2016, he began his political career in 2006, when he was chosen deputy to the Parliament by CiU.

Mayor of Girona

In 2011, Carles Puigdemont was elected mayor of Girona, where he lived for years, after winning the municipal elections held the same year. Four years later he became the new president of the Association of Municipalities for Independence.

President of Catalonia

On 10 January 2016, Carles Puigdemont was invested the 130th President of the Generalitat of Catalonia by the Parliament of Catalonia. This followed an agreement carried out the day before between Together for Yes and the Candidatura d'Unitat Popular (CUP), in which it was announced that he would replace Artur Mas as president of the Generalitat in exchange for a guarantee of parliamentary stability for his Government. On 14 January 2016 he presented his new Government.

Claiming political asylum

Following the Catalonia independence referendum on 1 October 2017 and the declaration of independence by the Catalan parliament on 27 October 2017, the Spanish government suspended Carles Puigdemont and the Catalonian administration. On 30 October 2017, the Spanish state prosecutor announced that Catalan leaders would be charged with rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds Carles Puigdemont, accompanied by an unspecified number of other members of the Catalan government, departed for Belgium where they were expected to to claim political asylum.

 

Related Documents

Title	Type	Publication date	Author(s)	Description
Document:I Am Obliged to Reconsider My Support for the European Union	Article	3 October 2017	Craig Murray	Today, and with a greater sadness than you can imagine, I withdraw my support for membership of the European Union
Document:The Freedom of Courage	blog post	1 October 2017	Craig Murray	When you see the right wing Establishment worldwide, plus the entire mainstream media, united against ordinary people as we see today in Catalonia, it's a no-brainer which side you should be on.

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