Ernest Benach i Pasqual (; born Reus, Baix Camp, 12 November 1959) was the President of the Catalan Parliament from 2003 to 2010. He is a member of the Catalan independentist party

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(ERC).

Education and professional background

Benach worked for the Catalan Generalitat as a sweeper after he left university. He has also co-written ''República catalana'' (''Catalan Republic'') and ''Educar en política'' (''Teaching in politics'').

Civic background

Head of the La Mulassa, a

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association of Reus (1981–1986) and president (1991–1994) and ''cap de colla'' (head of group) of the ''Colla castellera Xiquets de Reus'' (an association of castellers), he is also a member of the

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section of the

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Political background

He was member of Left Nationalists ( NE) from 1979 to 1986. In 1987 he joined the ERC, where he served as general vice-secretary of institutional politics.

Institutional background

He has been a deputy in the Catalan Parliament since 1992, where he served as second secretary of the

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(1999–2003) and president. He was also president of the

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from October 2004 to October 2005. He was also a member of the city council of Reus, the city where he was born, from 1987 to 2001, where he held several positions.

References

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