Miquel Mayol i Raynal

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Miquel Mayol i Raynal (born 11 August 1941 [1] ) is a Spanish politician of French nationality who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2001 to 2004 in Spanish lists.

Biography

Born in Perpignan, [2] he taught law [2] and was a founder of Catalan Workers' Left,. [3] He later joined the Republican Left of Catalonia and was the secretary of their North Catalonia division. [3]

In June 2001 he became a RLC member of the European Parliament in the Greens–European Free Alliance. He sat in the European Parliament until July 2004. [1]

He was also an activist in promoting both the Catalan language and its culture., [3] and was awarded the 2014 Joan Blanca Prize  [ ca ] alongside Carme Forcadell i Lluís. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Piąta kadencja Parlamentu | Miquel MAYOL i RAYNAL | Posłowie do PE | Parlament Europejski". www.europarl.europa.eu.
  2. 1 2 "Miquel Mayol i Raynal | enciclopèdia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat.
  3. 1 2 3 Touze, Jacques-Yves Le. "Miquel Mayol MEP: a growing language 'resistance movement' in Rosselló - north Catalunya". Agence Bretagne Presse.
  4. ↑ "Carme Forcadell i Miquel Mayol guardonats amb el Premi Joan Blanca 2014". April 16, 2014.


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