Raül Romeva
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Raül Romeva i Rueda (born 12 March 1971) is a politician from Spain and a former Member of the European Parliament with the Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds, part of the European Greens. He sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. In the Catalan parliamentary election of 2015 he led the pro-independence electoral list, Junts pel Sí. He was named Minister for External and Institutional Relations, and Transparency in the Catalan Regional Government under President Carles Puigdemont on January 14, 2016 before his role was revoked by the Spanish Government on the 27th of October 2017, as part of the application of the constitution's article 155 during the Catalan crisis. Romeva spent almost 4 years in prison from 2017 to 2021, and in 2019 was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for sedition along with other members of the Puigdemont government. He was pardoned in 2021 and freed from prison.[1]
Raül Romeva i Rueda | |
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Senator of Spain | |
In office 20 May 2019 – 29 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Barcelona |
Minister for External and Institutional Relations, and Transparency of Catalonia | |
In office 14 January 2016 – 27 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Ernest Maragall (Direct rule until 2 June 2018) |
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia for Barcelona | |
In office 26 October 2015 – suspended on 10 July 2018 | |
Member of the European Parliament for Spain | |
In office 20 July 2004 – 30 June 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1971-03-12) 12 March 1971 (age 53) Madrid, Spain |
Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
Other political affiliations | Initiative for Catalonia Greens (1989–2015) |
Spouse | Diana Riba |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Economist |