Raül Romeva
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Doctor Raül Romeva i Rueda |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Institutional Relations, and Transparency of the Generalitat of Catalonia | |
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Assumed office 14 January 2016 |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Spain |
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In office 2004–2014 |
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12 March 1971 Madrid, Spain |
| Political party |
Together for the Yes (2015-) Iniciativa per Catalunya (2004-14) |
| Spouse(s) | Diana |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
| Website | Official website |
Raül Romeva i Rueda (born 12 March 1971 in Madrid) is a Spanish politician 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, Together for Yes. He was named Minister of Foreign Affairs, Institutional Relations, and Transparency in the Catalan Government under President Carles Puigdemont on January 14, 2016. However, the Spanish Constitutional Court, and thus, the EU, does not recognize Catalonia the ability to have a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as according to the Spanish Constitution, international relations and foreign affairs are as a whole controlled by the Spanish State and not by Autonomous Communities, such as Catalonia.
Born in Madrid, he was raised in Catalonia. In 1989 he received a degree in economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) Three years later, on 2002, he earned his PhD in international relations at the same university.
From October 1995 to August 1996, Romeva was the principal aide of the UNESCO representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where he was responsible for the Educational programme and for promoting the UNESCO School of Peace Culture. He was also an observer for OSCE during the elections in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1996 and 1997.
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