The Most Excellent
Jordi Hereu i Boher
Minister of Industry and Tourism
Assumed office
21 November 2023
MonarchFelipe VI
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byHéctor Gómez
116th Mayor of Barcelona
In office
8 September 2006 – 1 July 2011
Preceded byJoan Clos
Succeeded byXavier Trias
Member of the Barcelona City Council
In office
13 June 1999 – 13 February 2012
Personal details
Born (1965-06-14) 14 June 1965
Barcelona, Spain
Political partySocialists' Party of Catalonia (1987–present)
Children2
Alma materEscola Superior d'Administració i Direcció d'Empreses
ESADE Business School

Jordi Hereu i Boher (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði əˈɾɛw]; born 14 June 1965 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish politician, serving as minister of Industry and Tourism since 2023. He was mayor of Barcelona from 2006 to 2011.[1] He is married, has two children and holds a MBA in business administration from the ESADE Business School.

He studied marketing at the city's ESADE business school and was later involved in intermodal logistics activities for the Port of Barcelona [2] in which the City Council is one of the major shareholders. He was successively appointed to managing the Districts of Sant Andreu, Les Corts and Gràcia at Barcelona City Council. Jordi Hereu became City Councillor for Security and Transportation in 2003. On 30 August 2006 Hereu was designated as the future Mayor of Barcelona, replacing Joan Clos after the latter was appointed as the Minister for Industry. Jordi Hereu took office on 7 September. Hereu formed a minority government with ICV after the May 2007 elections. In the 2011 elections he lost to Xavier Trias.

In 2012 he left all his political responsibilities to focus on the private sector. He is co-founder of Fledge Barcelona[3] and presides the business hub Barcelona Plataforma Empresarial and IdenCity.[4] He is a founding signatory of the Barcelona manifesto,[5] which since 2018 made Barcelona the first city in the world with a science and technology diplomacy strategy.[6]

In November 2023, he was appointed ministrer of Industry and Tourisim in the third government of Pedro Sánchez.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Blog Alcalde". Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-10-31. Mayor of Barcelona blog
  2. ↑ Interview with Mr Hereu appeared on IMPACT newsletter
  3. ↑ Jordi Hereu: "Àfrica és la gran oportunitat, hem de superar barreres" Retrieved 29/07/2020, in Catalan
  4. ↑ "About us" Retrieved 29/07/2020
  5. ↑ "Over one hundred world-class scientists, tech experts and foreign affairs professionals have already signed the manifesto" The Barcelona Manifesto, Retrieved 29/07/2020
  6. ↑ "Barcelona serà la primera ciutat del món amb diplomàcia científica i tecnològica" Retrieved 29/07/2020, in Catalan
  7. ↑ Digital, Confidencial (2023-11-22). "¿Quién es Jordi Hereu? el nuevo ministro de Industria". Confidencial Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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