Xavier Trias
Xavier Trias | |
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Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 12 March 2000 – 2 April 2004 | |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| Member of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
| In office 3 April 1992 – 25 January 2000 | |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Xavier Trias i Vidal de Llobatera 5 August 1946 Pediatrician |
Xavier Trias i Vidal de Llobatera (Catalan pronunciation:
Biography
Xavier Trias i Vidal de Llobatera was born in
, where he worked for a year and a half in the investigation of metabolic diseases, their diagnosis and treatment.From 1974 to 1981 he served as a pediatrician at the Children's Hospital in Vall d'Hebron. Between 1979 and 1981 was member of national hospitals in the "General Council of Doctors in Spain", and also member of the Board of Hospitals Association of Physicians of Barcelona.
In 1981, he started working Head of Hospital Care, at the Department of Health and Social Security of the
In July 1984 he was appointed Director General of the Catalan Institute of Health (ICS), a post he held until his appointment as Minister of Health in July 1988, precisely in place of Laporte. With the Minister Laporte, Trias is considered responsible for the promotion and development of the Catalan health care model, prestige and international recognition.
On 12 January 1996 was appointed Minister of the Presidency, and began to work closely with President Jordi Pujol. In this era, the government created the Catalonia Broadcasting Council (CAC), and improved the labor regime for the officials of the Generalitat, with progress in reconciling family life, among other initiatives.
In March 2000, he was a candidate of
On 5 June 2010 he was proclaimed a CiU candidate for the Barcelona City Council, a post he had already held since 14 June 2003 as well as being Chairman of the Municipal Group of CiU. On 22 May he won the elections receiving 29% of the votes and becoming the new mayor on 2 July. In July 2011 he inaugurated the 5th edition of The Brandery show.[1]
On 29 March 2020, during COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, Trias was admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 and was discharged on 7 April.[2][3]
Controversy
Paradise Papers
In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited his name in the list of politicians named in "Paradise Papers" allegations.[4]
References
- ^ Verona, Rosa; Vázquez Creus, Andrea (13 July 2011). "La semana de la moda de Barcelona se completa con la apertura de 'The Brandery'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ Cotrina, Jordi (30 March 2020). "Xavier Trias, ingresado en el Clínic por coronavirus". El Periódico (in Spanish).
- ^ "Xavier Trias surt de l'hospital després de passar deu dies ingressat per coronavirus". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Explore The Politicians in the Paradise Papers - ICIJ". ICIJ. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
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