Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira

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Vice President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira
Image:CarodRovira.jpg
Preceded by	nobody
Born	Saturday, May 17, 1952 Cambrils de Mar (Baix Camp)
First Minister of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office
2003 – 2004
Preceded by	Artur Mas i Gavarró
Succeeded by	Josep Bargalló i Valls
President of ERC (since 2004) General Secretary of ERC (1996 to 2004)
Political party	ERC
Spouse	Teresa Comas
Website: http://www.carod.cat

Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira (born May 17, 1952) is a Catalan politician, since 1996 leader of the party ERC or Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia), a political party founded by Francesc Macià i Llussà. ERC campaigns on a platform of independence for Catalan Countries. He was conseller en cap (prime minister) of Catalonia's Government after the 2003 elections, but resigned after his secret meeting with representatives of the Basque terrorist group ETA leaked to the press and under extreme political pressure from right-wing and left-wing Spanish parties.

1 Education and professional background
2 Civic background
3 Political background
4 Institutional background
5 Pronunciation
6 External links

[edit] Education and professional background

Carod-Rovira received a Masters Degree in Catalan Philology from the UB. He then enrolled as a teacher of the Catalan language at the University School of Tarragona (from 1976 to 1982). In the University world, he also was professor and vicepresident of the Catalan Summer University (Universitat Catalana d'Estiu) between 1986 and 1995. Before this, he also worked as Head Technician of Generalitat's linguistic planning policy (1981-1988) and headed the Cultural Territorial Services of the Generalitat at Tarragona (1982 to 1984).

[edit] Civic background

Carod-Rovira has been involved in several civic organisations, among which are Òmnium Cultural (member of its board between 1986 to 1995 and president of its Tarragonès division), Llull-Federació d'Entitats dels Països Catalans (member of its board between 1991-1995), the castellers association Colla Jove Xiquets de Tarragona (colla means association), the Catalan Language Writers Association, the Pen Club and the Societat Catalana d'Onomàstica.

As a writer, he has published Rovira i Virgili i la qüestió nacional (1994), Marcel·lí Domingo, de l'escola a la República (1988), Tornar amb la gent (1997), Jubilar la Transició (1998), El futur a les mans (2003) and La nova Catalunya (2003). He also has contributed in the Catalans from America Dictionary and in the book America and Catalonia, as well as several encyclopedias and specialized magazines. He has won several awards for historical essays and journalism.

[edit] Political background

He was actively involved in the fight against the fascist authoritarian government of Franco and was jailed in 1973 when the 113 members of the Permanent Board of Catalonia's Assembly were arrested and the board was dissolved. Before entering, in 1987, ERC, he was an active member of the Socialist National Liberation Party (PSAN) between 1970 and 1977 and of the Left Nationalists (NE) between 1980 and 1986. Carod-Rovira also wrote the Resolution about the self-determination right of the Catalan Nation in 1989.

Carod-Rovira was elected General Secretary of ERC in November of 1996, in the 21st National Congress of the party at Vilafranca del Penedès, for the first time. He was reelected in Girona (22nd National Congress) by the July of 1998 and in Tarragona (23rd National Congress) by the March of 2001.

Carod-Rovira is president of ERC since its 24th National Congress, held in Lleida the July 3 and 4 of 2004.

After the Catalan elections in 2003, he achieved the position of First Minister of the Catalan government between December of 2003 and January of 2004, when he was forced to resign over his secret meeting with the terrorist organisation ETA He subsequently became candidate to the Spanish Congress of Deputies (elections were in March 2004). After the elections, he remained in the Catalan Parliament.

[edit] Institutional background

Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira has been deputy at the Catalan Parliament since 1988 and also was First Minister of the Generalitat de Catalunya between December of 2003 and January of 2004. He is the Vice President of the Catalan Government in the VIII constituency.

[edit] Pronunciation

The name Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira is pronounced in Catalan [ʒu'zεb ʎu'is kə'ɾɔt ru'βirə] (IPA).

[edit] External links

Preceded by: none	Vice President of Catalonia 2006–	Succeeded by: still in office
Preceded by: Jordi Carbonell i de Ballester	President of ERC 2004–	Succeeded by: still in office
Preceded by: Artur Mas i Gavarró	First Minister of Catalonia 2003–2004	Succeeded by: Josep Bargalló i Valls
Preceded by: Àngel Colom Colom	General Secretary of ERC 1996–2004	Succeeded by: Joan Puigcercós i Boixassa

Vice Presidents of Catalonia
Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira

Presidents of ERC
Francesc Macià i Llussà · Lluís Companys i Jover · Carles Pi i Sunyer · Lluís Companys i Jover · Heribert Barrera · Jaume Campabadal · Jordi Carbonell i de Ballester · Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira

First Ministers of Catalonia
Artur Mas i Gavarró · Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira · Josep Bargalló i Valls

General Secretaries of ERC
Joan Lluís Pujol i Font · Josep Tarradellas i Joan · Joan Tauler · Josep Tarradellas i Joan · Joan Sauret · Heribert Barrera · Joan Hortalà · Àngel Colom Colom · Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira · Joan Puigcercós i Boixassa