Joan Reventós (Jana Reventós)

 

Joan Reventós Carner (Barcelona, 26 July 1927 - 13 January 2004) was a Spanish politician, one of the founders of the Socialist Party of Catalonia and President of the Parliament of Catalonia. He was grandson Jaume Carner.
Joined the Socialist Movement of Catalonia

Was arrested for his political activism in 1957 and passed a few months in prison.
Then joined a Socialist Convergence of Catalonia and in 1976 he founded the Socialist Party of Catalonia-Congress. In 1977, this game was presented to the General Elections to the Catalan Socialist Federation of the PSOE. Became the latest Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSC-PSOE), which was first elected secretarial.
Was Member of Parliament of Catalonia. Between 1983 and 1986 was an ambassador to France.
30 November 1995 he was elected president of the Parliament of the Catalunya. Was President, 1999. In 2000 was awarded with the Medal of Honor of the Parliament of Catalonia in 2005 and the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia.
Died of an illness in Barcelona on 13 January 2004.

 

By: Jana Reventós