Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida

Josep Antoni Duran
Minister of Governance and Institutional Relations of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office November 29, 1999 – February 5, 2001
President	Jordi Pujol
Preceded by	Xavier Pomés i Abella
Succeeded by	Núria de Gispert i Català
Personal details
Born	March 27, 1952 (1952-03-27) Alcampell, Huesca, Aragón
Political party	Democratic Union of Catalonia (CiU)
Occupation	Politician and Lawyer
Religion	Roman Catholic

Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida (born March 27, 1952 in Alcampell, Huesca) is a Spanish politician. A qualified lawyer, Duran began his political career when he was elected MP in the General Elections of Spain in 1979, representing Lleida becoming tinent d'alcalde in the municipality of Lleida.

Currently Duran is an MP for Barcelona district, elected in the General Elections in 2004, and is a member of Convergence and Union (CiU). Duran i Lleida has also been the president of Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC), a political party which is part of CiU, since 1987 and also from 1982 to 1984.

Comments

In November of 2003 Duran y Lleida advocated the Spanish government should adopt the equivalent to Jim Crow laws, separate but equal legislation. He believes gays should have equal rights, but that those rights should be referred to by different names.

Political offices
Preceded by Xavier Pomés i Abella	Minister of Governance and Institutional Relations of Catalonia 1999 – 2001	Succeeded by Núria de Gispert i Català
Party political offices
Preceded by New title	General Secretary of CiU 2001 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Concepció Ferrer i Calsas	President of the Committee of Government of UDC 1987 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Joaquim Xicoy i Bassegoda	President of the Committee of Government of UDC 1982 – 1984	Succeeded by Concepció Ferrer i Calsas