Joan Puigcercós i Boixassa

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General Secretary of ERC (since 4 July 2004)
Joan Puigcercós i Boixassa
Preceded by	Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira
Born	2 December 1966 Ripoll (Ripollès)
Political party	ERC

1 Education and professional background
2 Civical background
3 Political background
4 Institutional background

[edit] Education and professional background

Joan Puigcercós (born 2 December 1966 in Ripoll, Ripollès) is a Catalan politician who serves as secretary-general of the Republican Left of Catalonia. He studied Philosophy and Political Science at the UAB, but did not complete the last year of any of them.

[edit] Civical background

He was member of the Sports and Wealth Club in Ripoll, were he acted as president of youth area between 1986 and 1988.

[edit] Political background

Joan Puigcercós was affiliated with Independentistes dels Països Catalans (Independentists of the Catalan Countries) between 1983 and 1985, and with Crida a la Solidaritat (Call to Solidarity) between 1985 and 1987. He was member of the Assemblea d’Estudiants Independentistes d’Universitat (Assembly of Independentist University Students) (1984-1989).

Puigcercós joined Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) in 1987, joining the National Executive. He also was General Secretary of the JERC between 1987 and 1994, and president of the regional division of ERC in Girona (1993-1996). From 1996 to 2001, he served as vice secretary-general of ERC. In the 24th National Congress, held in Lleida the 3 and 4 July of 2004, he was elected General Secretary of ERC.

Joan Puigcercós is member of the Josep Irla Fundation Patronate.

[edit] Institutional background

Councillor in Ripoll Town Council (1987-1991). Deputy of the Catalan Parliament (1992-2000). Deputy of the Spanish Congress since 2000. Since 2004, he has been the spokesperson of his parliamentary group and president of the environmental commission.

Preceded by Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira	General Secretary of ERC 2004–	Succeeded by still in office

General Secretaries of ERC
Joan Lluís Pujol i Font · Josep Tarradellas i Joan · Joan Tauler · Josep Tarradellas i Joan · Joan Sauret · Heribert Barrera · Joan Hortalà · Àngel Colom Colom · Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira · Joan Puigcercós i Boixassa