Rafael Ribó
Rafael Ribó Massó (born 10 May 1945 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Catalan politician.
Education
He has degrees in economics and law from the University of Barcelona, and also holds a PhD in political, economic and business science from the same university. He also has a Master of Arts political science degree from The New School for Social Research of New York City.[1]
Biography
In 1963, during the Francoist State, Ribó was a member of Barcelona University's Student's Syndicate (Sindicato Democrático de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Barcelona), the Assembly of Intellectuals (Asamblea de Intelectuales), and in 1977 took part in the Catalan Culture Congress.[1]
On 17 June 2004 the Catalan parliament elected him to ombudsman (Síndic de Greuges (in Catalan), Síndico de Agravios (in Spanish)) for the autonomic region of Catalonia.[2] He has been reelected several times to this position, which he still held in October 2021.[3]
On 15 March 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Who is the Síndic?". Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010.
- ^ "RESOLUCIÓ 88/VII del Parlament de Catalunya, per la qual es designa síndic de greuges (Tram. 281-00001/07)". Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Síndic de Greuges de Catalunya". International Ombudsman Institute. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "El vicepresidente catalán, Pere Aragonès, y el Síndic de Greuges, Rafael Ribó, dan positivo por coronavirus". El Mundo (in Spanish). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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