Genís Boadella
Genís Boadella | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Genís Boadella i Esteve 20 March 1979 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Political party | Catalan European Democratic Party |
| Other political affiliations | Together for Catalonia |
| Alma mater | Pompeu Fabra University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Genís Boadella i Esteve (born 20 March 1979) is a Catalan lawyer and politician from Spain, and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
Early life
Boadella was born on 20 March 1979 in Barcelona, Catalonia.[1][2] He has a degree in law from the Pompeu Fabra University.[3][4]
Career
Boadella is a
Boadella was a member of the Partit per la Independència (PI) before joining the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (JNC) in 2000.[2] He was president of the Sant Martí branch of the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) from 2008 to 2016.[1] He is currently a member of the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT)'s national executive and vice-president of its Barcelona branch.[5][6] He was a district councillor in Sant Martí from 2009 to 2019 and spokesperson for the Convergence and Union (CiU) in the district from 2013 to 2019.[1][2] He was a member of the district government commission for public roads, security, prevention and mobility (2011-2015).[1]
At the 2016 general election Boadella was placed 14th on the CDC's list of candidates in the Province of Barcelona but the party only managed to win four seats in the province and as a result he failed to get elected.[7][8] At the April 2019 general election he was placed fifth on the Together for Catalonia (JuntsxCat) electoral alliance's list of candidates in the Province of Barcelona but the alliance only managed to win three seats in the province and as a result he failed to get elected.[9][10] He contested the November 2019 general election as a JuntsxCat electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[11][12]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 general[7][8] | Province of Barcelona | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | 14 | Not elected | |||
| 2019 April general[9][10] | Province of Barcelona | Catalan European Democratic Party | Together for Catalonia | 5 | Not elected | ||
| 2019 November general[11][12] | Province of Barcelona | Catalan European Democratic Party | Together for Catalonia | 4 | Elected | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Members: XIV Legislatura ( 2019-Actualidad ) - Boadella Esteve, Genís" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Sallés, Quico (15 September 2016). "Empieza la dura batalla para dirigir el Partit Demòcrata en Barcelona". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Espada, F.; Espiga, F. (16 September 2016). ""La prioritat és fer partit i una alternativa a Colau"". El Punt (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ Salvador, Alexander (24 February 2014). ""Un despatx d'advocats creix amb bona salut si ho fa gradual i progressivament"". El Jurista (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Direcció Executiva" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Catalan European Democratic Party. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Genís Boadella i Francesc de Dalmases, números 5 i 6 de la llista de JxCat al Congrés per Barcelona". La República (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Catalan News Agency. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 25 May 2016. p. 34533. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Junio 2016" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Abril 2019" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2019" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
