David Fernàndez i Ramos (Barcelona, September 24, 1974) is a Catalan journalist, political and social activist. He was a member of the

Parliament of Catalonia The Parliament of Catalonia (, ; ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 members, known as Deputy (legislator), deput ...

in the tenth legislature for the

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(CUP) from December 17, 2012, to August 4, 2015.

Biography

Born on September 24, 1974, in Barcelona, he spent the first years of his life in

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(Ripollès). His paternal grandfather, Saturnino Fernández, with whom he identified politically, was a communist, republican, and staunch anti-

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militant. He studied at the high schools of La Sedeta and Vila de Gràcia, both in

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. He became politically active in the early 1990s. At university, he studied

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at the

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(UAB) but dropped out in the third year of his degree. He spent two years working as a

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worker in the

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car factory, until an injury forced him to leave. In 2006 he published a critical inquiry into the repressive behaviour of the Spanish police
Cròniques del 6 i altres retalls de la claveguera policial
'. On November 13, 2012, together with Julià de Jòdar, he published an explanatory work on the origins and the aims of the Popular Unity Candidacy, entitled
Cop de CUP
'. In 2013, this was followed by
Foc a la barraca
', a collection of his articles written in previous years. He is both a writer and editor of the weekly publication, La Directa. He has been active in the Catalan

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, alternative economy and ethical finance movements.

Institutional activity

Despite never having been a member of any party, he ran for the first time in the 2011 municipal elections in Barcelona in 14th place on the list of the CUP-Alternative for Barcelona (CUP-AB). In October 2012, he became head of the list of the ''CUP-Alternativa d'Esquerres'' for Barcelona in the elections to the

in 2012. In those elections, the CUP won three seats, all from the constituency of Barcelona, and Fernández thus became on November 25 the elected deputy of the tenth legislature of the Parliament of Catalonia. Throughout his parliamentary term, Fernández became particularly well-known for his criticism of the corruption of bankers and politicians in the Parliament of Catalonia's commission of inquiry into the Spanish financial crisis that began in 2008. In November 2013, when the former president of

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and former managing director of the

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Rodrigo Rato Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo (born 18 March 1949) is a businessman and politician who served in the Council of Ministers of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He also served as the ninth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2004 ...

was called to testify to this commission, Fernandez ended up brandishing his sandal in an Arab gesture of contempt, and told Rato: “See you soon, gangster!” In 2014 he was appointed chairman of the Catalan Parliament's commission of inquiry into tax fraud and evasion and political corruption.

Artistic activity

He has participated in musical performances in homage to

Ovidi Montllor Ovidi Montllor (; 4 February 1942 in Alcoi, Spain – 10 March 1995 in Barcelona, Spain) was a Valencian singer-songwriter and actor. Career A native of Alcoi, at the age of 24 Montllor moved to Barcelona, where he was a member of various indepe ...

together with Borja Penalba and David Caño forming the musical group Ovidi3, which has becom
Ovidi4
including the Valencian singer Mireia Vives.

References

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