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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 | 29 May 1955 Xerta, Catalonia, Spain |
| 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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- ^ Bataller, Marc (April 30, 2012). "L'actitud hostil d'Espanya ens ajudarà a tenir estat" ['Spain's hostile attitude will help us have a state']. El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Diputats electes". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ Congostrina, Alfonso L. (2019-02-01). "Catalan independence leaders moved to Madrid jails ahead of trial". El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
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- ^ "Freed Catalan Leader Junqueras Vows to Continue Working for Independence". US News. Retrieved 28 June 2021.