Joan Ribó i Canut (; born 17 September 1947) is a Spanish politician and engineer who has been the mayor of

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since 13 June 2015. Ribó is member of

Coalició Compromís Coalició Compromís (; en, Commitment Coalition or Compromise Coalition), also known as Compromís,Ávila López, E. (2016) ''Modern Spain'', p. 85 is a Valencianist electoral coalition in the Valencian Community, Spain. The parties involved i ...

Career

Ribó was born on 17 September 1947 in Manresa in the

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. Ribó later worked as a school teacher and university professor. Ribó became active in Valencian politics in the 1980s. He was a member of the

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for the United Left between 1995 and 2007. In 2007 he left the party and in 2011 he became politically active again when he joined

. After the Valencian council elections of May 2015 he became mayor of

on 13 June 2015, succeeding

Rita Barberá María Rita Barberá Nolla (16 July 1948 – 23 November 2016) was a Spanish politician who was the mayor of Valencia from 1991 until 2015. Biography and political career Born in Valencia to a prominent industrial and political family, she was ...

of the People's Party in a historic council election. 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.

Personal life

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

References

1947 births Living people Coalició Compromís politicians Mayors of Valencia Members of the 4th Corts Valencianes Members of the 5th Corts Valencianes Members of the 6th Corts Valencianes People from Manresa Technical University of Valencia alumni United Left (Spain) politicians {{Valencia-politician-stub