Joan Margall Explained

Joan Margall
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office1:Member of the Congress of Deputies
Constituency1:Girona
Term Start1:12 June 2018
Predecessor1:Teresa Jordà
Office2:Mayor of Torroella de Montgrí
Term Start2:2007
Term End2:2009
Predecessor2:Carles Negre
Successor2:Josep Maria Rufí
Office3:Member of Torroella de Montgrí Municipal Council
Term Start3:2003
Term End3:2011
Birth Name:Joan Margall i Sastre
Birth Date:2 November 1975
Birth Place:Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia, Spain
Citizenship:Spanish
Party:Republican Left of Catalonia
Otherparty:Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists

Joan Margall i Sastre (born 2 November 1975) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia who serves as a Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Early life

Margall was born on 2 November 1975 in Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia.[1] [2] He has a degree in history from the University of Girona.[3] [4]

Career

Margall is a business consultant.[4] [5] He is a member of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC).[6] He joined the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) in 2017.[3] [7]

At the 1999 local elections Margall was placed 13th on the Unitat i Progrés Municipal (UPM) electoral alliance's list of candidates in Torroella de Montgrí but the alliance only managed to win five seats in the municipality and as a result he failed to get elected.[8] [9] He contested the 2003 local elections as a UPM candidate in Torroella de Montgrí and was elected.[10] [11] He was re-elected at the 2007 local elections.[12] [13] After the election ERC-AM formed an administration with Republican Left of Catalonia-Acord Municipal (ERC-AM) with Margall serving as mayor from 2007 to 2009 and deputy mayor from 2009 to 2011.[3] [14] At the 2011 local elections Margall was placed 13th on the UPM-PM's list of candidates in Torroella de Montgrí but the alliance only managed to win three seats in the municipality and as a result he failed to get re-elected.[15] [16] Margall was vice-president of Baix Empordà County Council from 2003 to 2007.[5] [4]

At the 2015 general election Margall was placed third on the Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí) electoral alliance's list of candidates in the Province of Girona but the alliance only managed to win two seats in the province and as a result he failed to get elected.[17] [18] At the 2016 general election he was placed third on ERC–CatSí's list of candidates in the Province of Girona but the alliance only managed to win two seats in the province and as a result he failed to get elected.[19] [20] However, in June 2018, he was appointed to the Congress of Deputies following the resignation of Teresa Jordà.[3] He was re-elected at the 2019 general election.[21] [22]

Personal life

Margall is married and has two children - Maura and Maiol.[4]

Electoral history

Election! scope=col
Constituencyscope=col colspan="2"Partyscope=col colspan="2"Alliancescope=colNo.scope=colResult
Unitat i Progrés Municipal 13 Not elected
Unitat i Progrés Municipal 1 Elected
Unitat i Progrés Municipal-Progrés Municipal 1 Elected
Unitat i Progrés Municipal-Progrés Municipal 13 Not elected
3 Not elected
3 Not elected
2 Elected

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members: XIII Legislatura (2019-Actualidad) - Margall Sastre, Joan . . 9 June 2019 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  2. News: "En un primer moment, la intenció era ser alcalde els 4 anys" . 9 June 2019 . . 11 June 2009 . Girona, Spain . Catalan.
  3. News: Joan Margall, nou diputat al Congrés . 9 June 2019 . TV Costa Brava . 1 June 2018 . Catalan.
  4. Web site: Members: XII Legislatura (2016-2019) - Margall Sastre, Joan . . 9 June 2019 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  5. Web site: L'unic canvi possible: Joan Margall i Sastre . . 9 June 2019 . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan.
  6. News: Molina . Estefania . Telechea i Margall, nous diputats d'ERC al Congrés . 9 June 2019 . El Nacional . 12 June 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan.
  7. News: Jiménez . David . "L'N-II i el corall són els grans temes que immediatament trauré com a diputat gironí" . 9 June 2019 . . 23 June 2018 . Girona, Spain . Catalan.
  8. Web site: Administració Perifèrica de l'Estat: Junta Electoral de Zona de la Bisbal d'Empordà . Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona . 18 May 1999 . 63 . 31 . 11 June 2018 . . Girona, Spain . Catalan.
  9. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Junio 1999 - Mun. Torroella de Montgrí . . 9 June 2019 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  10. Web site: Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de la Bisbal d'Empordà . Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona . 29 April 2003 . 81 . 183 . 11 June 2018 . . Girona, Spain . Catalan.
  11. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2003 - Mun. Torroella de Montgrí . . 9 June 2019 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  12. Web site: Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de La Bisbal . Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona . 1 May 2007 . 86 . 32 . 11 June 2018 . . Girona, Spain . Catalan.
  13. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2007 - Mun. Torroella de Montgrí . . 9 June 2019 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  14. News: Teresa Jordà, Joan Olòriz i Joan Margall, apostes d'ERC de Girona per a les eleccions del 20 de desembre . 9 June 2019 . . . 6 November 2015 . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan.
  15. Web site: Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de La Bisbal d'Empordà . Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona . 26 April 2011 . 79 . 34 . 11 June 2018 . . Girona, Spain . Catalan .
  16. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Torroella de Montgrí . . 9 June 2019 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  17. Web site: Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona . . 18 November 2015 . 276 . 108838 . 11 June 2018 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  18. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Diciembre 2015 . . 9 June 2019 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  19. Web site: Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona . . 25 May 2016 . 126 . 34594 . 11 June 2018 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  20. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Junio 2016 . . 9 June 2019 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  21. Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central – Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas . . 2 April 2019 . 79 . 34294 . 27 May 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 0212-033X.
  22. Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central – Elecciones generales. Resultados . . 30 May 2019 . 129 . 57377 . 30 May 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 0212-033X.

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