Jordi Xuclà
Xuclà in November 2015
Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
In office
25 March 2004 – 5 March 2019
ConstituencyGirona
Member of the Senate of Spain
In office
12 March 2000 – 20 January 2004
ConstituencyGirona
Personal details
Born
Jordi Xuclà i Costa

(1973-05-13) 13 May 1973
Olot, Catalonia, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
Political partyCatalan European Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Girona
OccupationLawyer, academic

Jordi Xuclà i Costa (born 13 May 1973) is a Spanish lawyer, academic and politician from Catalonia. He is a former member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain and the Senate of Spain.

Early life and family

Xuclà was born on 13 May 1973 in Olot, Catalonia.[1][2] He is the son of an industrialist who was a supporter of Jordi Pujol.[3] His brother was a member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC).[3] Xuclà has a degree in law from the University of Girona, a diploma in public law and a master's degree in security and foreign policy.[1][4]

Xuclà joined the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) in 1989 and was secretary-general (1998-00) and president (2000-02) of the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (JNC).[1][2][3]

Career

Xuclà addresses the CDC's "Dinar Girona" event on 23 June 2016

Xuclà was head of Institutional Relations in the Generalitat de Catalunya's Department of Environment.[4] He has worked as a lawyer and was professor of administrative and constitutional law at the University of Girona.[1][2][3]

At the 1999 local elections Xuclà was placed 20th on the Convergence and Union (CiU) electoral alliance's list of candidates in Olot but the alliance only managed to win 8 seats in the municipality and as a result he failed to get elected.[5][6] At the 2007 local elections he was placed 21st on the CiU's list of candidates in Olot but the alliance only managed to win 7 seats in the municipality and as a result he failed to get elected.[7][8] At the 2011 local elections he was placed 21st on the CiU's list of candidates in Olot but the alliance only managed to win 10 seats in the municipality and as a result he failed to get elected.[9][10] He did not contest the 2015 local elections but was nominated as the CiU's number one substitute candidate in Les Planes d'Hostoles.[11]

Xuclà contested the 2000 general election as a CiU candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Senate of Spain.[12][13] He contested the 2004 general election as a CiU candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[14][15] He was re-elected at the 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016 general elections.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Xuclà is a vice-president of Liberal International and president of the Freedom and Democracy Foundation (Fundació Llibertat i Democràcia), the Catalan section of the Liberal International.[1][2][3] He was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE).[2]

Personal life

Xuclà is married with two daughters.[1][2][3]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Jordi Xuclà
Election Constituency Party Alliance No. Result
1999 local[5][6]OlotNationalist Youth of CataloniaConvergence and Union20Not elected
2000 general[12][13]Province of GironaDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union3Elected
2004 general[14][15]Province of GironaDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union1Elected
2007 local[7][8]OlotDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union21Not elected
2008 general[16][17]Province of GironaDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union1Elected
2007 local[9][10]OlotDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union21Not elected
2011 general[18][19]Province of GironaDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union1Elected
2015 general[20][21]Province of GironaDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaDemocracy and Freedom1Elected
2016 general[22][23]Province of GironaDemocratic Convergence of Catalonia1Elected

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Members: XII Legislatura ( 2016-2019 ) - Xuclà i Costa, Jordi" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jordi Xuclà i Costa" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Catalan European Democratic Party. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Genís, Narcís (5 November 2011). "Socioliberal". El Punt (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 Vilamitjana, Jordi (8 November 2010). "els diputats gironins (2008-2010)". Empordà (in Catalan). Figueres, Spain. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Administració Perifèrica de l'Estat: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). No. 63. Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona. 18 May 1999. p. 164. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Junio 1999 - Mun. Olot" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). No. 86. Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona. 1 May 2007. p. 168. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2007 - Mun. Olot" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). No. 79. Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona. 26 April 2011. p. 177. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Olot" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  11. ↑ "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). No. 81. Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona. 28 April 2015. p. 171. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 39. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 15 February 2000. p. 7005. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Senado / Marzo 2000" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 41. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 17 February 2004. p. 7508. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Marzo 2004" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  16. 1 2 "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Vol. CCCXLVIII, no. 37. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 12 February 2008. p. 7603. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Marzo 2008" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  18. 1 2 "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 257. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 25 October 2011. p. 111324. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  19. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2011" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  20. 1 2 "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 281. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 24 November 2015. p. 110720. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Diciembre 2015" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  22. 1 2 "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 131. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 31 May 2016. p. 35592. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  23. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Junio 2016" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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