Ernest Benach i Pascual
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Ernest Benach (b. Reus
(Baix Camp
), 12 November 1959) was the President of the Catalan Parliament from 2003 to 2010. Also is a member of the Catalan independentist party Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC).
as a caretaker since he left the university. He has also co-written República catalana (Catalan Republic) and Educar en política (Teaching in politics).
association of Reus
(1981–1986) and president (1991–1994) and cap de colla (head of group) of the Colla castellera Xiquets de Reus (an association of castellers), he is also a member of the Pedagogy
section of the Reading Center of Reus.
, where he served as general vice-secretary of institutional politics.
He was also involved in the city council of Reus
, the city where he was born, from 1987 to 2001, where he held several positions.
Reus
Reus is the capital of the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague...
(Baix Camp
Baix Camp
Baix Camp is a comarca of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....
), 12 November 1959) was the President of the Catalan Parliament from 2003 to 2010. Also is a member of the Catalan independentist party Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC).
Education and professional background
Benach worked for the Catalan GeneralitatGeneralitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
as a caretaker since he left the university. He has also co-written República catalana (Catalan Republic) and Educar en política (Teaching in politics).
Civic background
Head of the La Mulassa, a Boy ScoutBoy Scout
A Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split this age group into a junior and a senior section...
association of Reus
Reus
Reus is the capital of the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague...
(1981–1986) and president (1991–1994) and cap de colla (head of group) of the Colla castellera Xiquets de Reus (an association of castellers), he is also a member of the Pedagogy
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
section of the Reading Center of Reus.
Political background
He was member of Left Nationalists (NE) from 1979 to 1986. In 1987 he joined the ERCEsquerra Republicana de Catalunya
The Republican Left of Catalonia is a left wing Catalan independentist political party in Spain. It is also the main sponsor of the independence movement from France and Spain in the territories known among Catalan nationalists as Països Catalans...
, where he served as general vice-secretary of institutional politics.
Institutional background
He has been deputy in the Catalan Parliament since 1992, where he served as second secretary of the board (1999–2003) and president. He was also president of the CALRE (the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies) from October 2004 to October 2005.He was also involved in the city council of Reus
Reus
Reus is the capital of the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague...
, the city where he was born, from 1987 to 2001, where he held several positions.