Josep Huguet i Biosca
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Josep Huguet i Biosca was Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer Affairs of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 20 October 2004 until 12 May 2006 and Minister of Innovation, Universities and Enterprise of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 29 November 2006 to 29 December 2010.
degree by the Escola d'Enginyers Superiors de Terrassa (School of Engineers of Terrassa) and a Contemporary History
degree by the UAB
. He started managing an engineering business (1976), but he has also worked as teacher (1976–1982) and director (1976–1980) of the Escola de Formació Professional de Sallent
(School of Professional Formation of Sallent), as well as teacher (1982–1995) and member in the board of the Institut Lacetània de Manresa
(Lacetania Institute of Manresa). He has been lecturer at the Universitat Catalana d'Estiu (Catalan Summer University) from 1989 to 1994.
He wrote several History
books, Social Science teaching books and Political essays. The most known are Els nacionalismes perillosos (can be translated as "The dangerous nationalisms") and Cornuts i pagar el beure (an idiom, "Crushed and complaining" is an approximated translation).
He has been member of the board of redaction of Europa de les Nacions (The Europe of Nations) (1986–1992), and has received the Avui (1986) and Jaume Casanovas (1989) prizes of journalism.
(1966–1975) and member of a youth club (1970–1973) as well as member of several associations. He enrolled the Confederació Sindical de Catalunya (Syndical Confederation of Catalonia) in 1980, and left it in 1994. Nowadays is member of USTEC, Unió Sindical de Treballadors de l'Ensenyament de Catalunya (Syndical Union of Teaching Workers of Catalonia).
(1970–1977), he was affiliated and member of the board of the PSAN (Partit Socialista d'Alliberament Nacional, Socialist Party of National Liberation) between 1973 and 1980 and several other catalanist and left-winged parties. He has been cofounder of several of them.
He enrolled ERC
in 1989.
Education and professional background
He has an Industrial EngineeringIndustrial engineering
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis...
degree by the Escola d'Enginyers Superiors de Terrassa (School of Engineers of Terrassa) and a Contemporary History
Contemporary history
Contemporary history describes the period timeframe that is without any intervening time closely connected to the present and is a certain perspective of modern history. The term "contemporary history" has been in use at least by the early 19th century. In the widest context of this use,...
degree by the UAB
Autonomous University of Barcelona
The Autonomous University of Barcelona is a public university mostly located in Cerdanyola, near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain....
. He started managing an engineering business (1976), but he has also worked as teacher (1976–1982) and director (1976–1980) of the Escola de Formació Professional de Sallent
Sallent de Llobregat
Sallent de Llobregat , or simply Sallent, is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of Saint...
(School of Professional Formation of Sallent), as well as teacher (1982–1995) and member in the board of the Institut Lacetània de Manresa
Manresa
Manresa is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographic centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa María de la Seo....
(Lacetania Institute of Manresa). He has been lecturer at the Universitat Catalana d'Estiu (Catalan Summer University) from 1989 to 1994.
He wrote several History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
books, Social Science teaching books and Political essays. The most known are Els nacionalismes perillosos (can be translated as "The dangerous nationalisms") and Cornuts i pagar el beure (an idiom, "Crushed and complaining" is an approximated translation).
He has been member of the board of redaction of Europa de les Nacions (The Europe of Nations) (1986–1992), and has received the Avui (1986) and Jaume Casanovas (1989) prizes of journalism.
Civic background
Josep Huguet was Boy ScoutFederación de Escultismo en España
Spain has 53,184 Scouts served by Federación de Escultismo en España , a federation of several organizations...
(1966–1975) and member of a youth club (1970–1973) as well as member of several associations. He enrolled the Confederació Sindical de Catalunya (Syndical Confederation of Catalonia) in 1980, and left it in 1994. Nowadays is member of USTEC, Unió Sindical de Treballadors de l'Ensenyament de Catalunya (Syndical Union of Teaching Workers of Catalonia).
Political background
Member of the Socialist Union of BagesBages
Bages is a comarca in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes two subcomarques, el Moianès and el Lluçanès.Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener...
(1970–1977), he was affiliated and member of the board of the PSAN (Partit Socialista d'Alliberament Nacional, Socialist Party of National Liberation) between 1973 and 1980 and several other catalanist and left-winged parties. He has been cofounder of several of them.
He enrolled ERC
Esquerra 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...
in 1989.