Carles Riera i Albert

Carles Riera i Albert (born 1960) is a Catalan sociologist and politician.[1]

Carles Riera i Albert
Personal details
NationalitySpanish
Political partyPopular Unity Candidacy
EducationSociology
Alma materAutonomous University of Barcelona
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
OccupationSocial and political activist
ProfessionSociologist

During the 1980s he was a member and spokesman for the Call to Solidarity in Defense of Catalan Language, Culture and Nation, in the 90s he was a member of the secretariat of the People's Unity Assembly and currently is a member of Endavant. In the Catalan elections held on 27 September 2015, he formed part of the Popular Unity Candidacy–Constituent Call coalition which won 10 seats in the 135-member Parliament of Catalonia. He led the Popular Unity Candidacy party in the 2017 Catalan elections, in which won 4 seats.[2][3]

References

  1. "Sr. Carles Riera Albert" (in Catalan). Parliament of Catalonia. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. Ballbona, A.; Ansola, E. "Carles Riera es perfila com a nou cap de llista de la CUP" (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  3. Ambudio, S. "El "cridaire" que s'ha endurit: així és Carles Riera, el cap de cartell de la CUP" (in Catalan). Nació Digital. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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