Feliu-Joan Guillaumes

Feliu-Joan Guillaumes i Ràfols (born 5 December 1962) is a Catalan politician and a former member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Guillaumes and the second or maternal family name is Ràfols; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Feliu-Joan Guillaumes
Guillaumes in November 2015
Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
In office
12 December 1995 – 9 January 1996
Preceded byRafael Hinojosa i Lucena
ConstituencyBarcelona
In office
7 December 2011 – 27 October 2015
ConstituencyBarcelona
In office
5 April 2017 – 5 March 2019
Preceded byFrancesc Homs i Molist
ConstituencyBarcelona
Member of Mollet del Vallès Municipal Council
In office
1999–2013
Succeeded byCarme Segú i Pascua
Personal details
Born
Feliu-Joan Guillaumes i Ràfols

(1962-12-05) 5 December 1962
Camprodon, Catalonia, Spain
Political partyCatalan European Democratic Party

Early life

Guillaumes was born on 5 December 1962 in Camprodon, Catalonia.[1][2] He has lived in Mollet del Vallès since he was 7 years old.[3] He has a degree in philosophy and letters and a master of arts degree in senior management from the Generalitat de Catalunya.[1][4]

Guillaumes joined the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) in 1978 and was a member of its national executive committee from 1988 to 1996.[2][5] He was one of the founders of the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (JNC) of which he was president from 1991 to 1994.[2][5] He was also one of the founders of the National Federation of Students of Catalonia (Federació Nacional d'Estudiants de Catalunya).[3]

Career

Guillaumes was civil servant at the Generalitat de Catalunya and a human resources director for Sant Cugat del Vallès Municipal Council.[5][6]

At the 1993 general election Guillaumes was placed 13th on the Convergence and Union (CiU) electoral alliance's list of candidates in the Province of Barcelona but the alliance only managed to win 10 seats in the province and as a result he failed to get elected to the Congress of Deputies.[7][8] However he was appointed to the Congress of Deputies in December 1995 following the resignation of Rafael Hinojosa i Lucena.[9]

Guillaumes contested the 1999 local elections as a CiU candidate in Mollet del Vallès and was elected.[10][11] He was re-elected at the 2003, 2007 and 2011 local elections.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

At the 2008 general election Guillaumes was placed 2nd on the CiU's list of candidates in the Province of Barcelona but the alliance only managed to win one seat in the province and as a result he failed to get elected to the Senate of Spain.[18][19] He contested the 2011 general election as a CiU candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was re-elected to the Congress of Deputies.[20][21]

At the 2015 general election Guillaumes was placed 6th on the Democracy and Freedom (DiL) electoral alliance's list of candidates in the Province of Barcelona but the alliance only managed to win 4 seats in the province and as a result he failed to get re-elected to the Congress of Deputies.[22][23]

At the 2016 general election Guillaumes was placed 5th on the CDC's list of candidates in the Province of Barcelona but the party only managed to win 4 seats in the province and as a result he failed to get re-elected to the Congress of Deputies.[24][25] However he was appointed to the Congress of Deputies in April 2017 following the disqualification of Francesc Homs i Molist.[26][27]

Guillaumes is a member of Òmnium Cultural, Plataforma per la Llengua and Amnesty International.[5]

Personal life

Guillaumes is married and has an adopted Chinese daughter.[5][6]

Electoral history
Electoral history of Feliu-Joan Guillaumes
Election Constituency Party Alliance No. Result
1993 general[7][8]Province of BarcelonaDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union13Not elected
1999 local[10][11]Mollet del VallèsDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union2Elected
2003 local[12][13]Mollet del VallèsDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union1Elected
2007 local[14][15]Mollet del VallèsDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union1Elected
2008 general[18][19]Province of BarcelonaDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union2Not elected
2011 local[16][17]Mollet del VallèsDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union1Elected
2011 general[20][21]Province of BarcelonaDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaConvergence and Union9Elected
2015 general[22][23]Province of BarcelonaDemocratic Convergence of CataloniaDemocracy and Freedom6Not elected
2016 general[24][25]Province of BarcelonaDemocratic Convergence of Catalonia5Not elected

References
  1. "Members: XII Legislatura ( 2016-2019 ) - Guillaumes i Ràfols, Feliu-Joan" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. "El vot en blanc i un discurs de Shakespeare". NacióDigital (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. "La militància ratifica Guillaumes" (in Catalan). Mollet del Vallès, Spain: Som Mollet. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. Reinero, David (30 April 2018). "16 personas a la búsqueda de un acuerdo sobre la responsabilidad política del accidente del Alvia". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. "Feliu-Joan Guillaumes i Ràfols" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Democratic Convergence of Catalonia. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. "Members: X Legislatura ( 2011-2016 ) - Guillaumes i Ràfols, Feliu-Joan" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  7. "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Barcelona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 112. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 11 May 1993. p. 13997. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  8. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Junio 1993" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  9. "Members: V Legislatura ( 1993-1996 ) - Guillaumes i Ráfols, Feliu" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  10. "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Granollers". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Vol. LXI no. 113. Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 12 May 1999. p. 87. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  11. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Junio 1999 - Mun. Mollet del Vallès" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  12. "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Granollers" (PDF). Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 26 April 2011. p. 85. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  13. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2003 - Mun. Mollet del Vallès" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  14. "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Granollers". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Vol. LXIX no. 99. Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 25 April 2007. p. 88. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  15. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2007 - Mun. Mollet del Vallès" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  16. "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Granollers". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 26 April 2011. p. 65. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  17. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Mollet del Vallès" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  18. "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Barcelona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Vol. CCCXLVIII no. 37. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 12 February 2008. p. 7581. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  19. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Senado / Marzo 2008" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  20. "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Barcelona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 257. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 25 October 2011. p. 111254. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  21. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2011" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  22. "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Barcelona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 281. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 24 November 2015. p. 110648. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  23. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Diciembre 2015" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  24. "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Barcelona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 131. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 31 May 2016. p. 35535. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  25. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Junio 2016" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  26. García, Luis B. (6 April 2017). "El sustituto de Homs en el Congreso: "Va por ti, Quico"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  27. "Guillaumes pren possessió de l'escó al Congrés: "Va per tu, Quico"". El Punt (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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