Spanish politician (born 1972)
In this
Catalan name , the first or paternal
surname is
Jordà and the second or maternal family name is
Roura ; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Maria Teresa Jordà i Roura (Catalan pronunciation: [təˈɾɛzə ʒuɾˈða] ; born 19 June 1972) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia who served as Minister of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda and Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of Catalonia .
She was previously the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of Catalonia, member of the Congress of Deputies and mayor of Ripoll , a municipality in north-east Spain .
Early life
Jordà was born on 19 June 1972 in Ripoll , Catalonia .[ 1] [ 2] She has a degree in modern and contemporary history from the Autonomous University of Barcelona .[ 3] [ 4]
Career
Jordà contested the 1999 local elections as a Republican Left of Catalonia -Acord Municipal (ERC-AM) electoral alliance candidate in Ripoll and was elected.[ 5] [ 6] She was re-elected at the 2003 local elections .[ 7] [ 8] At the 2003 election ERC-AM formed a pact with the Socialists' Party of Catalonia -Municipal Progress and Junts per Ripoll-Initiative for Catalonia Greens -Agreement for Municipal Progress alliances to
gain control of the municipality from Convergence and Union (Ciu) and Jordà became mayor of Ripoll.[ 3] [ 9] She was re-elected at the 2007 and 2011 local elections.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] ERC-AM lost control of the municipality to CiU in 2011 and Jordà ceased being mayor.[ 3] She was re-elected at the 2015 local elections .[ 14] [ 15]
Jordà and other members of the Catalan government on 2 June 2018
Jordà was vice-president of the Fundació Eduard Soler de Ripoll, president of the Fundació Guifré and a member of the executive of the Federació de Municipis de Catalunya.[ 2] [ 4]
Jordà contested the 2011 general election as a Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí) candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies .[ 16] [ 17] She was re-elected at the 2015 and 2016 general elections.[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] She resigned from the municipality council in July 2017 to concentrate on her Congress of Deputies work.[ 3]
On 19 May 2018 newly elected President of Catalonia Quim Torra nominated a new government in which Jordà was to be Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.[ 22] [ 23] [ 24] She was sworn in on 2 June 2018 at the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya .[ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
Political positions
In 2013 she defended the effectiveness of homeopathy and other alternative treatments in the Congress of Deputies .[ 28] In July 2018, as Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Catalan government, she promoted the consumption of raw milk in the region.[ 29] [ 30]
Electoral history
References
^ "Members: X Legislatura ( 2011-2016 ) - Jordà i Roura, Teresa" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies . Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Teresa Jordà" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Republican Left of Catalonia . Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b c d "Teresa Jordà, l'exalcaldessa de Ripoll i diputada al Congrés" . Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. Catalan News Agency . 19 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Teresa Jordà, del Congreso a ser la segunda mujer consellera de Agricultura" . La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Europa Press . 19 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Administració Perifèrica de l'Estat: Junta Electoral de Zona de Puigcerdà" . Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona . 18 May 1999. p. 201. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Junio 1999 - Mun. Ripoll" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior . Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Puigcerdà" . Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona . 29 April 2003. p. 88. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2003 - Mun. Ripoll" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior . Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ "Ripoll, pendents de la majoria absoluta" . Ara (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Puigcerdà" . Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona . 1 May 2007. p. 206. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2007 - Mun. Ripoll" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior . Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Puigcerdà" . Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona . 26 April 2011. p. 216. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Ripoll" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior . Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Puigcerdà" . Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona . 28 April 2015. p. 214. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2015 - Mun. Ripoll" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior . Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona" (PDF) . Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain . 25 October 2011. p. 111326. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2011" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior . Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona" (PDF) . Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain . 18 November 2015. p. 108838. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Diciembre 2015" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior . Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona" (PDF) . Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain . 25 May 2016. p. 34594. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Junio 2016" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior . Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
^ "Torra nominates new government including jailed and exiled officials" . Catalan News Agency . Barcelona, Spain. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018 .
^ "Torra nombra en su Govern a Aragonès, Artadi, Turull, Rull, Comín, Puig y Maragall" . La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018 .
^ Puente, Arturo (19 May 2018). "Torra nombra a los encarcelados Turull y Rull consellers de su nuevo Govern" . eldiario.es (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 19 May 2018 .
^ "Catalan government takes office in emotional event, lifting direct rule" . Catalan News Agency . Barcelona, Spain. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018 .
^ Villalonga, Carles (2 June 2018). "El nuevo Govern de Torra toma posesión en un acto reivindicativo y escenifica el fin del 155" . La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 3 June 2018 .
^ "Los consellers toman posesión y prometen "lealtad" a Quim Torra" . eldiario.es (in Spanish). Europa Press . 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018 .
^ Salas, Javier (27 September 2013). "La pseudociencia se cuela en el Congreso" . Eldiario.es .
^ Hernández, Óscar (20 July 2018). "Aprobada la venta de leche cruda en Catalunya pese a sus riesgos" . El Periódico .
^ "La consellera Jordà muestra su apoyo a la venta de leche cruda" . La Vanguardia . 20 July 2018.
External links
Events Concepts Documents People Organisations
Pro-independence Autonomist and federalist Youth
Sign † marks defunct organisations .