Jordi Ausàs
Jordi Ausàs i Coll (born 3 March 1960 in La Seu d'Urgell, Alt Urgell) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia, Mayor of La Seu d'Urgell from 2003 to 2008 and Minister of Governance and Public Administration of Catalonia in the José Montilla government (2008–2010). He is a member of Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC).[1]
Jordi Ausàs i Coll | |
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.jpg.webp) Ausàs in 2010 | |
| Counsellor of Governance and Public Administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| In office 12 March 2008 – 29 December 2010 | |
| President | José Montilla |
| Vice President | Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira |
| Preceded by | Joan Puigcercós |
| Succeeded by | Joana Ortega (as Counsellor of Governance and Institutional Relations) |
| Mayor of La Seu d'Urgell | |
| In office July 2003 – 11 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Ganyet i Solé |
| Succeeded by | Albert Batalla i Siscart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1960 La Seu d'Urgell, Alt Urgell, Catalonia, Spain |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
| Children | Pol, Martí and Bernat |
| Occupation | Teacher and Politician |
He is a Catalan language teacher in the University of Barcelona. He was a director of the Andorran School of Escaldes-Engordany in the Principality of Andorra.
Since 2003 he has been the Mayor of La Seu d'Urgell, in the Province of Lleida, he was reelected on 27 May 2007. Since 30 November 1995 he has been a deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia for Lleida province. He was the president of the Commission of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (29 November 1999 – 17 December 2003).
In the 2008 Spanish general election he was a candidate for Lleida Province, but failed to hold the ERC seat, which was gained by José Ignacio Llorens, the candidate of the People's Party.
On 10 March 2008, Joan Puigcercós resigned, and Ausàs succeeded him.
References
- "Jordi Ausàs i Coll. Equip de Govern. Generalitat de Catalunya". Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
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