Juli Minoves
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Juli Minoves i Triquell (; born 15 August 1969, in
Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella french: Andorre-la-Vieille is the capital of the Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital. , the city has a popu ...
) is an
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n diplomat, author, and the 13th President of
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Biography

Minoves was educated as an economist (
University of Fribourg The University of Fribourg (french: Université de Fribourg; german: Universität Freiburg) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisi ...
) and
Political Scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
(
Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
). Minoves served as Foreign Minister of Andorra from 12 April 2001 until 7 May 2007, at which point in time he was appointed Minister of Public Affairs (Government Spokesman), of Culture and Higher Education. From December 2007 until May 2009 he was Minister of Public Affairs, of Economic Development, Tourism, Culture and Universities. Previously to his ministerial positions, Minoves had served Andorra as Ambassador Permanent representative to
the United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizi ...
, Ambassador to
the United States of America The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
, to Canada,
the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, and the World Trade Organization. Minoves is vice president and member of the bureau (twice elected) of
Liberal International Liberal International (LI) is a worldwide organization of liberal political parties - a political international. It was founded in Oxford in 1947 and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties, aiming to strengthen liberalism aroun ...
. In 2014, he was elected President of Liberal International by the 59th Congress, which convened in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He was succeeded as president by Hakima El Haite on 30 November 2018. Minoves is currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the
University of La Verne The University of La Verne (ULV) is a private university in La Verne, California. Founded in 1891, the university is composed of the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business & Public Management, the LaFetra College of Education, College o ...
in Southern
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.


Published works

He is the author of multiple works of fiction, among which his novel ''Segles de Memòria'' was awarded with the Fiter i Rossell Prize in 1989.


References

, - 1969 births Living people Foreign Ministers of Andorra Ambassadors of Andorra to Canada Ambassadors of Andorra to Finland Ambassadors of Andorra to Spain Ambassadors of Andorra to Switzerland Ambassadors of Andorra to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of Andorra to the United States Andorran diplomats Government ministers of Andorra Presidents of the Liberal International People from Andorra la Vella Permanent Representatives of Andorra to the United Nations University of Fribourg alumni Yale University alumni Andorran economists Expatriates in Switzerland {{Andorra-politician-stub