Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida

Josep Antoni Duran
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 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.

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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".

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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