Jordi Xuclà Explained

Jordi Xuclà
Office1:Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
Constituency1:Girona
Term Start1:25 March 2004
Term End1:5 March 2019
Office2:Member of the Senate of Spain
Constituency2:Girona
Term Start2:12 March 2000
Term End2:20 January 2004
Birth Name:Jordi Xuclà i Costa
Birth Date:13 May 1973
Birth Place:Olot, Catalonia, Spain
Citizenship:Spanish
Party:Catalan European Democratic Party
Alma Mater:University of Girona
Occupation:Lawyer, academic

Jordi Xuclà i Costa (born 13 May 1973) is a Spanish lawyer, academic and politician from Catalonia. He is a former member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain and the Senate of Spain.

Early life and family

Xuclà was born on 13 May 1973 in Olot, Catalonia.[1] [2] He is the son of an industrialist who was a supporter of Jordi Pujol.[3] His brother was a member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC).[3] Xuclà has a degree in law from the University of Girona, a diploma in public law and a master's degree in security and foreign policy.[1] [4]

Xuclà joined the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) in 1989 and was secretary-general (1998-00) and president (2000-02) of the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (JNC).[1] [2] [3]

Career

Xuclà was head of Institutional Relations in the Generalitat de Catalunya's Department of Environment.[4] He has worked as a lawyer and was professor of administrative and constitutional law at the University of Girona.[1] [2] [3]

At the 1999 local elections Xuclà was placed 20th on the Convergence and Union (CiU) electoral alliance's list of candidates in Olot but the alliance only managed to win 8 seats in the municipality and as a result he failed to get elected.[5] [6] At the 2007 local elections he was placed 21st on the CiU's list of candidates in Olot but the alliance only managed to win 7 seats in the municipality and as a result he failed to get elected.[7] [8] At the 2011 local elections he was placed 21st on the CiU's list of candidates in Olot but the alliance only managed to win 10 seats in the municipality and as a result he failed to get elected.[9] [10] He did not contest the 2015 local elections but was nominated as the CiU's number one substitute candidate in Les Planes d'Hostoles.[11]

Xuclà contested the 2000 general election as a CiU candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Senate of Spain.[12] [13] He contested the 2004 general election as a CiU candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[14] [15] He was re-elected at the 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016 general elections.[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Xuclà is a vice-president of Liberal International and president of the Freedom and Democracy Foundation (Fundació Llibertat i Democràcia), the Catalan section of the Liberal International.[1] [2] [3] He was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE).[2]

Personal life

Xuclà is married with two daughters.[1] [2] [3]

Electoral history

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Constituencyscope=col colspan="2"Partyscope=col colspan="2"Alliancescope=colNo.scope=colResult
20 Not elected
3 Elected
1 Elected
21 Not elected
1 Elected
21 Not elected
1 Elected
1 Elected
1 Elected

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members: XII Legislatura (2016-2019) - Xuclà i Costa, Jordi . . 20 December 2018 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  2. Web site: Jordi Xuclà i Costa . . 20 December 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan.
  3. News: Genís . Narcís . Socioliberal . 20 December 2018 . . 5 November 2011 . Girona, Spain . Catalan.
  4. News: Vilamitjana . Jordi . els diputats gironins (2008-2010) . 20 December 2018 . Empordà . 8 November 2010 . Figueres, Spain . Catalan.
  5. Administració Perifèrica de l'Estat: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot . . 18 May 1999 . 63 . 164 . 11 June 2018 . . Girona, Spain . Catalan .
  6. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Junio 1999 - Mun. Olot . . 20 December 2018 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  7. Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot . . 1 May 2007 . 86 . 168 . 11 June 2018 . . Girona, Spain . Catalan .
  8. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2007 - Mun. Olot . . 20 December 2018 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  9. Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot . . 26 April 2011 . 79 . 177 . 11 June 2018 . . Girona, Spain . Catalan .
  10. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Olot . . 20 December 2018 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  11. Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot . . 28 April 2015 . 81 . 171 . 11 June 2018 . . Girona, Spain . Catalan .
  12. Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona . . 15 February 2000 . 39 . 7005 . 19 December 2018 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  13. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Senado / Marzo 2000 . . 20 December 2018 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  14. Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona . . 17 February 2004 . 41 . 7508 . 19 December 2018 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  15. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Marzo 2004 . . 20 December 2018 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  16. Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona . . 12 February 2008 . CCCXLVIII . 37 . 7603 . 19 December 2018 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  17. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Marzo 2008 . . 20 December 2018 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  18. Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona . . 25 October 2011 . 257 . 111324 . 11 June 2018 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  19. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2011 . . 20 December 2018 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  20. Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona . . 24 November 2015 . 281 . 110720 . 7 June 2018 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  21. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Diciembre 2015 . . 20 December 2018 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  22. Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona . . 31 May 2016 . 131 . 35592 . 7 June 2018 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  23. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Junio 2016 . . 20 December 2018 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .

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