Rafael Ribó Massó (born 10 May 1945 in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

, Catalonia) is a Catalan

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Education

He has degrees in

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

and

law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the ar ...

from the

University of Barcelona The University of Barcelona (official name in ; UB), formerly also known as Central University of Barcelona (), is a public research university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was established in 1450. With 76,000 students, ...

, and also holds a

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in political, economic and business science from the same university. He also has a

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political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

degree from

The New School for Social Research The New School for Social Research (NSSR), previously known as The University in Exile and The New School University, is a graduate-level educational division of The New School in New York City, United States. NSSR enrolls more than 1,000 stud ...

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

Biography

In 1963, during the

Francoist State Francoist Spain (), also known as the Francoist dictatorship (), or Nationalist Spain () was the period of History of Spain, Spanish history between 1936 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . ...

, 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 An ombudsman ( , also ) is a government employee who investigates and tries to resolve complaints, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation. They are usually appointed by the government or by parliament (often with a sign ...

(''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

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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