Carme Forcadell | |
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14th President of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
In office 26 October 2015 – 17 January 2018 | |
Vice President | Lluís Corominas (2015-2017) Lluís Guinó (2017) |
Preceded by | Núria de Gispert |
Succeeded by | Roger Torrent |
President of the Catalan National Assembly | |
In office 22 April 2012 – 6 May 2015 | |
Succeeded by | Jordi Sànchez |
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia for the Province of Barcelona | |
In office 26 October 2015 – 22 March 2018 | |
City Councilor of Sabadell | |
In office 2003–2007 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Xerta, Catalonia, Spain | 29 May 1955
Political party | Independent Junts pel Sí (2015–2017) Republican Left of Catalonia (2003–2007) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Sabadell |
Education | Philosophy |
Alma mater | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
Occupation | Teacher, writer, politician |
Profession | Language teacher |
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Maria Carme Forcadell i Lluís (Western Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkaɾme foɾkaˈðeʎ]; born 29 May 1955) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia. She is the former President of the Parliament of Catalonia, as well as a Catalan high school teacher, known for her Catalan independence activism.
She was one of the founders of Plataforma per la Llengua, a member of the executive board of the Sabadell branch of Òmnium Cultural, and president of the Catalan National Assembly from its inception until May 2015.[1][2]
In 2015, she won a seat in the Catalan parliament as part of the Junts pel Sí coalition.[3] Subsequently, in October 2015 she was elected President of the Parliament of Catalonia, a position she held until January 2018. Since March 2018 until June 2021, she was jailed, accused of rebellion.[4] In October 2019, she was sentenced by Spain's Supreme Court to 11 years and six months in prison and disqualification for the crimes of sedition and embezzlement of public funds.[5][6][7] She was freed in June 2021 following a government pardon.[8][9]
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