Oriol Junqueras
| Oriol Junqueras i Vies | |
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Oriol Junqueras, in 2012
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| Vice President of the Catalan Government | |
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Assumed office January 14, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Neus Munté |
| Regional Minister of Economy and Finance | |
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Assumed office January 14, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Andreu Mas-Colell |
| Mayor of Sant Vicenç dels Horts | |
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In office June 11, 2011 – December 23, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Amparo Piqueras Manzano |
| Succeeded by | Maite Aymerich |
| President of the Republican Left of Catalonia | |
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Assumed office September 17, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Joan Puigcercós |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Catalonia | |
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In office January 9, 2013 – October 2, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Xavier Sabaté i Ibarz |
| Succeeded by | Inés Arrimadas |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
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In office June 7, 2009 – January 16, 2012 |
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| Personal details | |
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April 11, 1969 Barcelona, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
| Profession | University professor |
Oriol Junqueras i Vies (Catalan pronunciation: [uɾiˈɔɫ ʒuŋˈkeɾəz i ˈβi.əs]; 11 April 1969) is a Spanish historian and politician. He is the current Vice President of Catalonia. He is the former mayor of Sant Vicenç dels Horts and has been the president of the Republican Left of Catalonia (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, ERC) since 17 September 2011. In the Catalan elections held on September 27, 2015, he formed part of the Together for Yes (Junts pel Sí) coalition which won 62 seats in the 135-member Parliament of Catalonia.
Junqueras completed his primary and secondary education at an Italian school in Barcelona. He began his university education studying economics at the University of Barcelona, but went on to earn an undergraduate degree in Modern and Contemporary History and a doctorate in History of Economic Thought from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. His thesis analyzed the origins of modern economic thought in the western Mediterranean, establishing appropriate parallels with English and Castilian thought in the first decades of the seventeenth century.
He is a part time instructor in the Department of Modern and Contemporary History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and has contributed to a variety of Catalan radio and television programs related to history.
Junqueras headed ERC's electoral list for the 2009 European elections. He appeared on the list as an independent, despite serving on the town council of Sant Vicenç dels Horts as a member of ERC. Junqueras won a seat in the European Parliament as part of the group The Greens–European Free Alliance.
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