Jordi Turull

Jordi Turull
Official portrait, 2017
Minister of the Presidency of Catalonia
In office
14 July 2017 – 27 October 2017
PresidentCarles Puigdemont
Preceded byNeus Munté
Succeeded byElsa Artadi
(Direct rule until 2 June 2018)
Government Spokesperson of Catalonia
In office
14 July 2017 – 27 October 2017
PresidentCarles Puigdemont
Preceded byNeus Munté
Succeeded byElsa Artadi
(Direct rule until 2 June 2018)
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
21 May 2019 – 24 May 2019 (suspended)
ConstituencyBarcelona
Member of Parliament of Catalonia
for the Province of Barcelona
In office
2 April 2004 – 18 May 2019
(suspended since 10 July 2018)
Personal details
Born
Jordi Turull i Negre

(1966-09-06) 6 September 1966 (age 58)
Parets del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain
Political partyTogether for Catalonia (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations
PDeCAT (2016–2020)
CDC (1987–2016)
Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (1983–1987)
Alma materAutonomous University of Barcelona
OccupationPolitician

Jordi Turull i Negre (born 6 September 1966) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia associated with Together for Catalonia. Since March 2018 he has been in pre-trial custody by order of the Supreme Court of Spain and accused of sedition and rebellion.[1] On 10 July 2018 a Supreme Court judge suspended him as a deputy in the Catalan parliament.[2]

  1. ^ Jones, Sam (2018-03-23). "Spanish court remands Catalan presidential candidate in custody". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  2. ^ Llarena cierra el sumario del ‘procés’ y suspende como diputados a Puigdemont y Junqueras Published by El País, July 10, 2018, retrieved July 10, 2018