Quim Torra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Quim Torra

Catalan politician, lawyer and editor, president of Catalonia

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1962

Place of Birth: Blanes, Catalonia, Spain

Profession: writer, lawyer, politician, editor, journalist, opinion journalist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Joaquim Torra i Pla (born 28 December 1962), known as Quim Torra, is a Spanish lawyer and journalist from Catalonia.
Torra is a member of the Parliament of Catalonia and is the current president of the Government of Catalonia.Born in Blanes, Torra graduated from the Autonomous University of Barcelona before joining the legal profession.
He worked as lawyer and executive for a multinational insurance company for twenty years before starting his own publishing company.
He later held senior positions for the City of Barcelona and Generalitat de Catalunya. A supporter of Catalan independence, and former member of Democratic Union of Catalonia and Reagrupament, Torra does not currently belong to any political party.
He has held senior positions in several pro-independence organisations including the Òmnium Cultural and Assemblea Nacional Catalana.
He was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia at the 2017 regional election as an independent candidate for the pro-independence Junts per Catalunya electoral alliance.
In May 2018 he was elected 131st president of the Government of Catalonia after the Spanish courts blocked three other candidates.