| Ernest Benach i Pasqual | |
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| 12th President of Catalan Parliament | |
| In office December 17, 2003 – December 16, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Joan Rigol i Roig |
| Succeeded by | Núria de Gispert i Català |
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| Born | November 12, 1959 Reus (Baix Camp) |
| Political party | ERC |
| Spouse(s) | Àngels |
| Children | Pol Benach (boy) Ona Benach (girl) Mar Benach (girl) |
| Residence | Reus |
Ernest Benach (Catalan pronunciation: [ərˈnest bəˈnak]) (b. Reus (Baix Camp), 12 November 1959) was the President of the Catalan Parliament from 2003 to 2010.[1][2][3] Also is a member of the Catalan independentist party Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC).
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Benach worked for the Catalan Generalitat as a caretaker since he left the university. He has also co-written República catalana (Catalan Republic) and Educar en política (Teaching in politics).
Head of the La Mulassa, a Boy Scout association of Reus (1981–1986) and president (1991–1994) and cap de colla (head of group) of the Colla castellera Xiquets de Reus (an association of castellers), he is also a member of the Pedagogy section of the Reading Center of Reus.
He was member of Left Nationalists (NE) from 1979 to 1986. In 1987 he joined the ERC, where he served as general vice-secretary of institutional politics.
He has been deputy in the Catalan Parliament since 1992, where he served as second secretary of the board (1999–2003) and president. He was also president of the CALRE (the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies) from October 2004 to October 2005.[1]
He was also involved in the city council of Reus, the city where he was born, from 1987 to 2001, where he held several positions.
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| Preceded by Joan Rigol i Roig |
President of the Parliament of Catalonia 2003 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Nüria de Gispert i Català |
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