Joan Carretero
| Joan Carretero | |
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| Minister of Governance and Public Administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
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In office December 17, 2003 – April 20, 2006 |
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| President | Pasqual Maragall |
| First Minister |
Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira (2003-2004) Josep Bargalló (2004-2006) |
| Preceded by | Josep Maria Pelegrí i Aixut |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Vendrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 19, 1955 Tremp (Pallars Jussà, Catalonia) |
| Political party |
ERC (1990-2009) Reagrupament (from 2009) |
Joan Carretero i Grau (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈaŋ kareˈteɾo]) was born in Tremp (Pallars Jussà) in 1955. After having been mayor of Puigcerdà, he became a minister in the Catalan Government.
Joan Carretero received his degree in Medicine and Surgery in 1978 from the UB. He also has a diploma in Health from the Escola Nacional de Salut in Lleida and a master's degree in Public Health from the University of Barcelona. He has worked as doctor in Barbens (Pla d'Urgell), and currently works in Puigcerdà.
He has been a member of the Association of Parents of Students of Vedruna School in Puigcerdà and president of Club de Futbol Puigcerdà (Puigcerdà Football Club). Joan Carretero is associated with FC Barcelona.
Joan Carretero joined the ERC in 1990. He was expelled from the ERC on April 27, 2009 because of his vocal criticism regarding the direction of the party. On October 3, 2009 he created a new Catalan independentist political party, Reagrupament, but it couldn't get representation in the Catalan parliament.
He became mayor of Puigcerdà in 1995, when he ran the first time, leading ERC's lists. He resigned in December 2003 when he became a minister in the Catalan Government, but he was displaced on April 2006.
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