Josep Anglada
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Josep Anglada Rius (born 21 June 1959 in Vic) is a Spanish far-right politician from Catalonia.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] He began his political career in the Spanish nationalist, ultra-Catholic, Francoist-leaning party Fuerza Nueva, effectively assuming the role of Blas Piñar's foremost representative in Catalonia, and is the founder and long-standing president of the party Platform for Catalonia. He was leader of the party till 2014 when he was expelled for "management deficiency".[11]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Anglada and the second or maternal family name is Rius.
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José Anglada Rius | |
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President of Plataforma per Catalunya | |
In office 2003–2014 | |
Member in Vic Council | |
Assumed office 2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1959-06-21)21 June 1959 Vic, Spain |
Political party | Plataforma per Catalunya |
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In 2017 he was sentenced to 2 years of prison for threatening in Twitter an adolescent activist of Arran.[12] In 2018 he was found guilty on a charge for data disclosure and sentenced to 1 year of prison.[13]