Gerard Gómez del Moral i Fuster (born 17 October 1989) is a

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journalist and politician from

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who serves as

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. Previously, he has served as member of the

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Early life

Gómez was born on 17 October 1989 in

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. He has a degree in

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from the

Autonomous University of Barcelona The Autonomous University of Barcelona (; Spanish: ; ; UAB) is a public university mostly located in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. , the university consists of 57 departments in the experimental, lif ...

Career

Gómez is a journalist. He joined Young Republican Left of Catalonia (JERC) in 2004 and

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(ERC) in 2007. He was JERC's Barcelona spokesperson from 2007 to 2011 and JERC's national spokesperson from 2011 to 2016. He is a member of

Òmnium Cultural Òmnium Cultural () is a Spanish association based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It was originally created in the 1960s to promote the Catalan language and spread Catalan culture. Over the years it has increased its involvement in broader political i ...

, has been associated with Coordinadora d'Associacions per la Llengua Catalana (CAL) and is an affiliate of

Intersindical-CSC The Intersindical – Confederació Sindical Catalana (or simply Intersindical-CSC) is an independentist trade union from Catalonia, founded in 1990. It is a member of the World Federation of Trade Unions, the second most important internation ...

. He is also a member of

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. Gómez contested the 2015 regional election as a

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(JxSí)

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candidate in the

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. At the 2017 regional election Gómez was placed 19th on the

Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (, ERC–CatSí) was a Catalan pro-independence electoral alliance. The alliance was formed by Republican Left of Catalonia, Catalonia Yes and independents, and in the 2015 and 2016 Spanish genera ...

(ERC–CatSí) alliance's list of candidates in Barcelona but the alliance only managed to win 18 seats in the province and as a result he failed to get re-elected. However, in January 2018 he was appointed to the Catalan Parliament after

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, the number 5 candidate on ERC–CatSí's list for Barcelona, declined to take his seat in Parliament for personal reasons. Gómez contested the 2019 general election as a

Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists (, ERC–Sobiranistes) was an electoral coalition formed in Catalonia for the April 2019 Spanish general election by Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Sovereigntists (Sobiranistes). It was led by ...

electoral alliance candidate in the

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Electoral history

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gómez, Gerard 1989 births Autonomous University of Barcelona alumni Journalists from Catalonia Living people Members of the 13th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 11th Parliament of Catalonia Members of the 12th Parliament of Catalonia Politicians from Barcelona Republican Left of Catalonia politicians