Carme Forcadell

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Forcadell and the second or maternal family name is Lluís; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
The Right Honourable
Carme Forcadell
Forcadell in 2013
14th President of the Parliament of Catalonia
In office
26 October 2015 – 17 January 2018
Vice PresidentLluís Corominas (2015-2017)
Lluís Guinó (2017)
Preceded byNúria de Gispert
Succeeded byRoger Torrent
President of the Catalan National Assembly
In office
22 April 2012 – 6 May 2015
Succeeded byJordi Sànchez
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia
for the Province of Barcelona
In office
26 October 2015 – 22 March 2018
City Councilor of Sabadell
In office
2003–2007
Personal details
Born (1955-05-29) 29 May 1955 (age 69)
Xerta, Catalonia, Spain
Political partyIndependent
Junts pel Sí (2015–2017)
Republican Left of Catalonia (2003–2007)
Children2
ResidenceSabadell
EducationPhilosophy
Alma materAutonomous University of Barcelona
OccupationTeacher, writer, politician
ProfessionLanguage teacher
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Maria Carme Forcadell i Lluís (Western Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkaɾme foɾkaˈðeʎ]; born 29 May 1955) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia. She is the former President of the Parliament of Catalonia, as well as a Catalan high school teacher, known for her Catalan independence activism.

She was one of the founders of Plataforma per la Llengua, a member of the executive board of the Sabadell branch of Òmnium Cultural, and president of the Catalan National Assembly from its inception until May 2015.[1][2]

In 2015, she won a seat in the Catalan parliament as part of the Junts pel Sí coalition.[3] Subsequently, in October 2015 she was elected President of the Parliament of Catalonia, a position she held until January 2018. Since March 2018 until June 2021, she was jailed, accused of rebellion.[4] In October 2019, she was sentenced by Spain's Supreme Court to 11 years and six months in prison and disqualification for the crimes of sedition and embezzlement of public funds.[5][6][7] She was freed in June 2021 following a government pardon.[8][9]

  1. ^ "Jordi Sànchez, nou president de l'Assemblea Nacional Catalana" [Jordi Sànchez, new president of the Catalan National Assembly] (in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals [Catalan Media Corporation]. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ Bataller, Marc (April 30, 2012). "L'actitud hostil d'Espanya ens ajudarà a tenir estat" ['Spain's hostile attitude will help us have a state']. El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Diputats electes". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ Congostrina, Alfonso L. (2019-02-01). "Catalan independence leaders moved to Madrid jails ahead of trial". El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
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  8. ^ "Freed Catalan leader calls on Spain to 'think about future generations'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Freed Catalan Leader Junqueras Vows to Continue Working for Independence". US News. Retrieved 28 June 2021.