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Rafael Ribó Massó (born 10 May 1945 in
Rafael Ribó Massó (born 10 May 1945 in Barcelona
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, Catalonia) is a Catalan
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politician
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Education
He has degrees ineconomics
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and law from the University of Barcelona
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, and also holds a PhD PHD or PhD may refer to:
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), an academic qualification
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in political, economic and business science from the same university. He also has a Master of Arts
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political science
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degree from The New School for Social Research of New York City
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Biography
In 1963, during theFrancoist State
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, Ribó was a member of Barcelona University's Student's Syndicate (''Sindicato Democrático de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Barcelona''), the Assembly of Intellectuals (''Asamblea de Intelectuales''), and in 1977 took part in the Catalan Culture Congress.
On 17 June 2004 the Catalan parliament elected him to ombudsman
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(''Síndic de Greuges'' , ''Síndico de Agravios'' ) for the autonomic region of Catalonia. He has been reelected several times to this position, which he still held in October 2021.
On 15 March 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19
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References
1945 births Living people Ombudsmen in Spain Politicians from Catalonia Politicians from Barcelona University of Barcelona alumni The New School alumni {{Catalonia-politician-stub