Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida

This article is about the Catalan politician. For other people with the same Spanish name, see José Durán.

This is a Catalan name. The first family name is Duran and the second is Lleida.

Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida


Minister of Governance and Institutional Relations of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office November 29, 1999 – February 5, 2001
President	Jordi Pujol
Preceded by	Xavier Pomés i Abella
Succeeded by	Núria de Gispert i Català
Personal details
Born	(1952-03-27) March 27, 1952 Alcampell, Huesca, Aragón
Political party	Democratic Union of Catalonia (CiU)
Occupation	Politician and Lawyer
Religion	Roman Catholic

Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida (born March 27, 1952 in Alcampell, Huesca) is a Spanish politician. A qualified lawyer, Duran began his political career when he was elected MP in the General Elections of Spain in 1979, representing Lleida becoming tinent d'alcalde in the municipality of Lleida.^[1]^[2]

Currently Duran is an MP for Barcelona district, elected in the General Elections in 2004, and is a member of Convergence and Union (CiU). Duran i Lleida has also been the president of Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC), a political party which is part of CiU, since 1987 and also from 1982 to 1984.

Comments

In November 2003 Duran i Lleida advocated calling gay marriage (which is legal in Spain) by a different name.^[3] In March 2012 during a fierce debate with Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy, Duran i Lleida asked for the immediate recognition of Kosovo by Spain, and stated that the reasons for non-recognition "are not international but internal".

References

↑ http://www.unio.org/partit/cv/josep_a_duran_lleida.asp
↑ "duranilleida.cat". duranilleida.cat. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
↑ "Duran aboga por sustituir la ley del matrimonio homosexual por otra de uniones civiles". 20minutos.es. 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2013-06-06.

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Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida (Catalan)

Political offices
Preceded by Xavier Pomés i Abella	Minister of Governance and Institutional Relations of Catalonia 1999 – 2001	Succeeded by Núria de Gispert i Català
Party political offices
Preceded by New title	General Secretary of CiU 2001 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Xavier Trias	Spokesperson of Convergence and Union in the Congress of Deputies 2004 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Concepció Ferrer i Calsas	President of the Committee of Government of UDC 1987 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Joaquim Xicoy i Bassegoda	President of the Committee of Government of UDC 1982 – 1984	Succeeded by Concepció Ferrer i Calsas

Seventh Jordi Pujol cabinet (November 29, 1999 – January 17, 2001)

President	Jordi Pujol i Soley

Minister of the Presidency	Xavier Trias i Vidal de Llobatera/Joaquim Triadú i Vila-Abadal

Ministers	Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida (Governance and Institutional Relations) Núria de Gispert i Català (Justice) Xavier Pomés i Abella (Home Affairs) Eduard Rius i Pey (Health and Social Assistance) Artur Mas i Gavarró (Economy and Finance) Antoni Subirà i Claus (Industry, Trade and Tourism) Lluís Franco i Sala (Employment) Carme Laura Gil i Miró (Education) Andreu Mas-Colell (Universities, Research and Information Society) Jordi Vilajoana Rovira (Culture) Irene Rigau i Oliver (Social Welfare) Pere Macias i Arau (Town, Country Town and Public Works) Felip Puig i Godes (Environment and Housting) Josep Grau i Seris (Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

Spokesperson	Artur Mas i Gavarró

CDC minister UDC minister

Eighth Jordi Pujol cabinet (January 17, 2001 – November 4, 2002)

President	Jordi Pujol i Soley

First Minister	Artur Mas i Gavarró

Ministers	Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida/Núria de Gispert i Català (Governance and Institutional Relations) Núria de Gispert i Català/Josep Delfí Guàrdia i Canela (Justice) Xavier Pomés i Abella (Home Affairs) Eduard Rius i Pey (Health and Social Assistance) Francesc Homs i Ferret (Economy and Finance) Antoni Subirà i Claus (Industry, Trade and Tourism) Lluís Franco i Sala (Employment) Carme Laura Gil i Miró (Education) Andreu Mas-Colell (Universities, Research and Information Society) Jordi Vilajoana Rovira (Culture) Irene Rigau i Oliver (Social Welfare) Pere Macias i Arau/Felip Puig i Godes (Town, Country Town and Public Works) Felip Puig i Godes/Ramon Espadaler i Parcerisas (Environment and Housting) Josep Grau i Seris (Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries)

Spokesperson	Artur Mas i Gavarró

CDC minister UDC minister

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 31432250 ISNI: 0000 0001 1615 2947 SUDOC: 121709582

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