Joan Baldoví Roda | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office4: | Member of the Congress of Deputies |
Term Start4: | 1 April 2011 |
Constituency4: | Valencia |
Birth Name: | Joan Baldoví Roda |
Birth Date: | 7 August 1958 |
Birth Place: | Sueca, Valencia, Spain |
Party: | Coalició Compromís |
Joan Baldoví Roda (dʒuˈam baldoˈvi ˈrɔða/; born 7 August 1958, in Sueca, Valencia) is a Coalició Compromís politician, who has represented Valencia Province in the Congress of Deputies since 2011.[1]
Baldoví served as a local councillor for his hometown of Sueca for 14 years. He served as Mayor for the 2007 to 2011 term.[2] He resigned from the council in January 2014, citing the difficulty of serving as a local and national politician simultaneously.[3]
During his time in Congress, Baldoví attracted attention after removing his shirt and tie to reveal a t-shirt protesting against bankers.[4] He called for reforms to the electoral system,[5] a Freedom of information act[6] and conducted experiments in direct democracy.[6]