Jordi Hereu i Boher
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Jordi Hereu i Boher (ˈʒɔrði əˈɾɛw) (born June 14, 1965 in Barcelona
, Catalonia
, Spain
) is a politician, member of the PSC. He was the Mayor of Barcelona from 2006 to 2011. He is married, has two children and holds a MBA in Business Administration from the ESADE Business School
.
He studied marketing at the city's ESADE business school and was later involved in intermodal logistics activities for the Port
of Barcelona in which the City Council is one of the major shareholders. He was successively appointed to managing the Districts of Sant Andreu, Les Corts and Gràcia at Barcelona City Council. Jordi Hereu became City Councillor
for Security
and Transportation on 2003. On August 30, 2006. Hereu was designated as the future Mayor of Barcelona, replacing Joan Clos
after the latter was appointed as the Minister for Industry. Jordi Hereu took office on September 7. Hereu formed a minority government with ICV after the May 2007 elections. In the 2011 elections he lost in front of Xavier Trias
. Hereu is now the leader of the opposition at the City Hall.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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) is a politician, member of the PSC. He was the Mayor of Barcelona from 2006 to 2011. He is married, has two children and holds a MBA in Business Administration from the ESADE Business School
ESADE Business School
ESADE Business School is a business school founded in 1958 in Barcelona, Spain, which has been ranked several times the world's No. 1 international management school by the Wall Street Journal. It is part of ESADE and the Ramon Llull University...
.
He studied marketing at the city's ESADE business school and was later involved in intermodal logistics activities for the Port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
of Barcelona in which the City Council is one of the major shareholders. He was successively appointed to managing the Districts of Sant Andreu, Les Corts and Gràcia at Barcelona City Council. Jordi Hereu became City Councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
for Security
Security
Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as "a form of protection...
and Transportation on 2003. On August 30, 2006. Hereu was designated as the future Mayor of Barcelona, replacing Joan Clos
Joan Clos i Matheu
Joan Clos i Matheu is a Spanish politician who was mayor of Barcelona, Spain from September 1997 to September 2006. He took over from Pasqual Maragall in 1997. In 1999 he was elected to a four-year term, and was then re-elected in the municipal elections of 25 May 2003...
after the latter was appointed as the Minister for Industry. Jordi Hereu took office on September 7. Hereu formed a minority government with ICV after the May 2007 elections. In the 2011 elections he lost in front of Xavier Trias
Xavier Trias
Xavier Trias i Vidal de Llobatera is a Spanish Catalan politician, member of Democratic Convergence of Catalonia and Mayor of Barcelona since July 2, 2011...
. Hereu is now the leader of the opposition at the City Hall.