Carles Riera i Albert

Carles Riera i Albert
Personal details
Nationality  Spain
Political party Popular Unity Candidacy
Education Sociology
Alma mater Autonomous University of Barcelona
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Occupation Social and political activist
Profession Sociologist

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

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.[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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