Joan Baldoví
Joan Baldoví Roda | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2011 | |
| Constituency | Valencia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 August 1958 Sueca, Valencia, Spain |
| Political party | Coalició Compromís |
Joan Baldoví Roda (Catalan pronunciation: [dʒuˈam baldoˈvi ˈrɔða]; born Sueca, Valencia, 7 August 1958) is a Coalició Compromís politician, who has represented Valencia Province in the Congress of Deputies since 2011.[1]
Baldoví served as a local councillor for his hometown of Sueca for 14 years. He served as Mayor for the 2007 to 2011 term.[2] He resigned from the council in January 2014, citing the difficulty of serving as a local and national politician simultaneously.[3]
During his time in Congress, Baldoví attracted attention after removing his shirt and tie to reveal a t-shirt protesting against bankers.[4] He called for changes in the electoral system to remove electoral thresholds,[5] a Freedom of information act[6] and conducted experiments in direct democracy.[6]
References
- ^ Baldoví presenta las cuentas de Sueca y cumple con la Sindicatura seis años después, Las Provincias, 31 March 2013
- ^ Joan Baldoví (Bloc) se perfila como nuevo alcalde de Sueca, Las Provincias, 7 June 2007
- ^ El diputado Joan Baldoví renuncia a su acta de concejal en Sueca, El Mundo, 3 January 2014
- ^ El «striptease» de Baldoví en el Congreso, ABC, 24 April 2013
- ^ Compromís lanza el «referéndum Baldoví» para cambiar el sistema electoral, Levante-EMV, 28 October 2011
- ^ a b Meet Joan Baldoví, Spain's most direct democrat, The Guardian, 11 September 2013