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 | NĂşria de Gispert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-03-27) 27 March 1952 (age 72) Alcampell, Huesca, AragĂłn, Spain |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Political party | Democratic Union of Catalonia (CiU) |
| Occupation | Politician and Lawyer |
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.
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.
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In November 2003 Duran i Lleida advocated calling gay marriage (which is legal in Spain) by, "a different name." In January 2007 Josep Antoni adopted the Gibraltar nationality as a stand against the Spanish government policies. Years after, "in March 2012 during fierce debate with Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy," Duran i Lleida asked for the immediate recognition of Kosovo by Spain, and stated that the reasons for non-recognition "are not international. But internal".
References※
- ^ "UniĂł DemocrĂ tica de Catalunya". Archived from the original on 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "duranilleida.cat". duranilleida.cat. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
- ^ EFE (22 April 2011). "Duran aboga por sustituir la ley del matrimonio homosexual por otra de uniones civiles". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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- Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida (in Catalan)
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| Preceded by | Counsellor of Governance and Institutional Relations of Catalonia 1999 – 2001 |
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General Secretary of CiU 2001 – present |
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| Preceded by | Spokesperson of Convergence and Union in the Congress of Deputies 2004 – present |
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| Preceded by | President of the Committee of Government of UDC 1987 – present |
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| Preceded by | President of the Committee of Government of UDC 1982 – 1984 |
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