Joan Ribó

Joan Ribó i Canut (Valencian: [dʒuˈan riˈbo j kaˈnut]; born 17 September 1947) is a Spanish politician who has been the mayor of Valencia since 13 June 2015. Ribó is member of Compromís.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ribó and the second or maternal family name is Canut.

Joan Ribó
Ribó in 2019
Mayor of Valencia
Assumed office
13 June 2015
Preceded byRita Barberá Nolla
Member of the Corts Valencianes
In office
1995–2007
Personal details
Born (1947-09-17) 17 September 1947
Manresa, Spain
Political partyUnited Left (until 2007), Compromís (since 2011)
Alma materPolytechnic University of Valencia

Career

Ribó was born on 17 September 1947 in Manresa in the Province of Barcelona.[1] He studied agricultural engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia.[1] Ribó later worked as a school teacher and university professor.[2]

Ribó became active in Valencian politics in the 1980s.[2] He was a member of the Corts Valencianes for the United Left between 1995 and 2007.[1] In 2007 he left the party and in 2011 he became politically active again when he joined Coalició Compromís.[1]

After the Valencian council elections of May 2015 he became mayor of Valencia on 13 June 2015, succeeding Rita Barberá Nolla of the People's Party in a historic council election.[3]

After the 2019 local elections that took place on 26 May, Ribó won the elections and was elected again mayor of Valencia. It was the first time that Compromís came first in the local elections in the city of Valencia.[4]

Personal life

In his spare time, Ribó is an avid gardener and cyclist.[5]

References
  1. Antonio Ruiz Valdivia (13 June 2015). "17 cosas que no sabías de Joan Ribó (Compromís)" (in Spanish). Huffington Post.es. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
  2. James Badcock (15 June 2015). "Spain's new left-wing mayors promise end to corruption". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015.
  3. "El alcalde de Valencia llega en bici al ayuntamiento". El Periódico (in Spanish). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017.
  4. Ferran Bono (27 May 2019). "Ribó vence y logra conservar Valencia con los socialistas". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 May 2019.
  5. Cristobal Toledo (26 May 2015). "Joan Ribó se pone el traje de alcalde". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.


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