Joan Baldoví Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Baldoví presenta las cuentas de Sueca y cumple con la Sindicatura seis años después . . 31 March 2013 . 1 May 2019 . es . H. E. . Vocento.
  2. News: Joan Baldoví (Bloc) se perfila como nuevo alcalde de Sueca . . 7 June 2007 . 1 May 2019 . es . Julián . Sáez . Vocento.
  3. News: El diputado Joan Baldoví renuncia a su acta de concejal en Sueca . . 3 January 2014 . 1 May 2019 . es . EFE . EFE . Sueca . Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U..
  4. News: El "striptease" de Baldoví en el Congreso . . 24 April 2013 . 1 May 2019 . es . Vocento.
  5. News: Compromís lanza el "referéndum Baldoví" para cambiar el sistema electoral . . 28 October 2011 . 1 May 2019 . es . Prensa Ibérica.
  6. News: Meet Joan Baldoví, Spain's most direct democrat . . 11 September 2013 . 1 May 2019 . Paul . Hamilos . . Madrid.