Ignasi Guardans
| Ignasi Guardans i Cambó MEP | |
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| Guardans, October 2006 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for ? |
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| In office 2004–2009 |
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| Born | 18 May 1964 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Political party | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia |
Ignasi Guardans i Cambó (Catalan pronunciation: [iɡˈnazi ɣwərˈðans]; born on 18 May 1964[1] in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish former politician. Up to now his last responsibilities have been as Director General of the Spanish Institute for Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (ICAA)[1], the Spanish Film Agency which is part of the Spanish Ministry of Culture. He held this job between April 2009 and October 2010. A lawyer by training and with some experience in legal practice, he started his political activity in 1995 to run for election in the Catalan Parliament [2], where he remained for a very short time before jumping to national politics in the Spanish Parliament (Congreso de los Diputados Congreso de los Diputados). He was elected within the lists of CDC Democratic Convergence of Catalonia in two consecutive terms, 1996–2000 and 2000-2004. In June 2004 he was elected to the European Parliament, where he joined the ALDE Group, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (2004–2009).
In 2009, following several debates with the leadership of his party on the status of Catalonia within Spain, and after accepting a high ranking job in the Spanish Government as head of the Film Agency (ICAA) he quitted Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (CDC), and has remained an independent political figure afterwards.
Guardans was in Mumbai during the 26 November 2008 Mumbai attacks,[2] but was not injured.
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[edit] Education
- Degree in law (University of Navarre)
- Doctorate in law. His PhD research ("tesis doctoral") was a comparative case law study in the impact of so called third countries mandatory laws, such as embargoes or other compulsory laws on the validity and enforceabiluty of international trade contracts. It was subsequently published in 1993 under the title "Contrato internacional y derecho imperativo extranjero".
[edit] Career
- 1987-1992: Deputy Director of the European Documentation Centre (Pamplona)
- 1988-1992: Lecturer in private international law, University of Navarre
- 1992-1996: University of Barcelona
- and Abat Oliba Study Centre)
- since 1993: Lawyer (Barcelona
- 1995: Member of the National Council (Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya
- 1995: Member of the Catalan Regional Parliament
- 1996-2004: Member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies for Barcelona
- Spokesman for the CiU party on various committees, including the Joint Committee on the European Union (1996–2004), the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1996–2004) and the Committee on Education and Culture (200-2004)
- 1996-2004: Member of COSAC
- Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- 1998-2004: Member of the Assembly of the Western European Union
- Member of the ACSAR Foundation, the International Bar Association, the Círculo de Economía and the Center for International Legal Studies' Congress of Fellows, among other social and professional bodies
- 2004-2009: Member of the European Parliament
- 2009-2010: Director General Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, ICAA, Ministerio de Cultura
[edit] Decorations
[edit] References
Congreso de los Diputados. Diputados de Legislaturas anteriores
[edit] External links
- Official website of Ignasi Guardans Cambó: www.ignasiguardans.cat
- European Parliament biography of Ignasi Guardans Cambó (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Spanish)
- Personal blog of Ignasi Guardans (Catalan)
