Bernat Soléi Barril (born 30 January 1975) is a Spanish industrial engineer and politician from Catalonia,member of the Parliament of Catalonia and Minister of Foreign Action,Institutional Relations and Transparency of Catalonia between 2020 and 2021. He was previously mayor of Agramunt. He is currently awaiting trial on charges of disobedience for his role in the Catalan declaration of independence.
Soléwas born on 30 January 1975 in Agramunt,Catalonia. [1] [2] He has a degree in industrial engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. [3] [4]
Soléis an industrial engineer by profession. [5] He has worked as an engineer in the private sector and has taught technology in schools. [2] [6]
Soléhas been a member of Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) since 2006. [3] [4] He was communication secretary for ERC's Urgell county branch from 2006 to 2008. [7] He has been a member of ERC's national executive since 2015. [7] At the 2006 regional election he was placed 12th on ERC's list of candidates in the Province of Lleida but the party only won three seats in the province and as a result he failed to get elected. [8] [9]
Solécontested the 2007 local elections as a Republican Left of Catalonia-Acord Municipal (ERC-AM) electoral alliance candidate in Agramunt and was elected. [10] [11] He was re-elected at the 2011 local elections and became mayor of Agramunt. [4] [12] [13] He was re-elected at the 2015 and 2019 local elections. [14] [15] [16]
Solécontested the 2015 regional election as a Junts pel Sí (JxSí) electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Lleida and was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia. [17] [18] He was re-elected at the 2017 regional election. [19] [20] He became deputy spokesperson for the Repiblican group in Parliament in May 2019 following Gerard Gómez's election to the Congress of Deputies. [21] [22]
In May 2019 the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) summoned Soléto appear before the court on 4 June 2019 to be interrogated about charges of disobedience in relation to his role in the conduct of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum. [23] [24] At the interrogation Solérejected the charges of disobedience,stating that as mayor he did not promote the referendum and that he was merely expressing his political opinions. [25] [26] In October 2019 TSJC judge Mercedes Armas found evidence of Solécommitting disobedience,closed the investigation against him and requested that an oral trial begins. [27] [28] The TSJC dismissed an appeal by Soléin January 2020 and ordered that he be tried for disobedience for facilitating the referendum in Agramunt,allowing the use of public premises and hiding ballot boxes. [29] [30] Solécould be disqualified from holding public office for one and a half years and fined €24,000 if found guilty. [2] [6]
In March 2020 Soléreplaced Alfred Bosch as Catalonia's Minister of Foreign Action,Institutional Relations and Transparency. [5] [31] He was sworn in on 21 March 2020. [3] [32]
Soléwas a member of the Cobla Jovenívola d’Agramunt (1987-2006),a youth cobla group,and the Agramunt scout group (1998-2004) where he was a group leader. [7] He is a director of the Grup Caramellaire Aires del Sió. [7]
Soléis married and has three children. [2] [33] He played for the basketball club in Agramunt. [7]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
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2006 regional [8] [9] | Province of Lleida | Republican Left of Catalonia | 12 | Not elected | |||
2007 local [10] [11] | Agramunt | Republican Left of Catalonia | Republican Left of Catalonia-Acord Municipal | 2 | Elected | ||
2011 local [12] [13] | Agramunt | Republican Left of Catalonia | Acord d'Esquerra-Acord Municipal | 1 | Elected | ||
2015 local [14] [15] | Agramunt | Republican Left of Catalonia | Acord d'Esquerra-Acord Municipal | 1 | Elected | ||
2015 regional [17] [18] | Province of Lleida | Republican Left of Catalonia | Junts pel Sí | 4 | Elected | ||
2017 regional [19] [20] | Province of Lleida | Republican Left of Catalonia | Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes | 2 | Elected | ||
2019 local [16] | Agramunt | Republican Left of Catalonia | Acord d'Esquerra-Acord Municipal | 1 | Elected |
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