Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida
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This article is about the Catalan politician. For other people with the same Spanish name, see José Durán.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Duran and the second or maternal family name is Lleida.
Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida (born 27 March 1952 in Alcampell, Spain) is a Spanish politician. A qualified lawyer, Duran began his political career when he was elected MP in the General Elections of Spain in 1979, representing Lleida becoming tinent d'alcalde in the municipality of Lleida.[1][2]
Quick Facts Counsellor of Governance and Institutional Relations of the Generalitat de Catalunya, President ...
Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida | |
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Counsellor of Governance and Institutional Relations of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
In office 29 November 1999 – 5 February 2001 | |
President | Jordi Pujol |
Preceded by | Xavier Pomés i Abella |
Succeeded by | Núria de Gispert |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-03-27) 27 March 1952 (age 72) Alcampell, Huesca, Aragón, Spain |
Nationality | Spain |
Political party | Democratic Union of Catalonia (CiU) |
Occupation | Politician and Lawyer |
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Currently Duran is an MP for Barcelona district, elected in the General Elections in 2004, and is a member of Convergence and Union (CiU). Duran i Lleida has also been the president of Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC), a political party which is part of CiU, since 1987 and also from 1982 to 1984.