Jordi Hereu i Boher

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Jordi Hereu i Boher

Incumbent
Assumed office 
September 8, 2006
Preceded by Joan Clos i Matheu

Born June 14 1965 (1965-06-14) (age 44)
Barcelona, Spain
Political party PSC

Jordi Hereu i Boher (born June 14, 1965 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is the current Mayor of Barcelona[1]. He's married with two children and holds a MBA in Business Administration.

He studied marketing at the city's ESADE business school and was later involved in intermodal logistics activities for the Port of Barcelona [2] in which the City Council is one of the major shareholders. He was successively appointed to managing the Districts of Sant Andreu, Les Corts and Gràcia at Barcelona City Council. Jordi Hereu became City Councillor for Security and Transportation on 2003. On August 30, 2006. Hereu was designated as the future Mayor of Barcelona, replacing Joan Clos after the latter was appointed as the Minister for Industry. Jordi Hereu took office on September 7. Hereu formed a minority government with ICV after the May 2007 elections. The 2007 Summer session closed inauspiciously soon after the municipal plenum called on Hereu to formally object to the proposed city-center route for a new high-speed train line. Despite being legally bound to accept the plenum's decision as binding, Hereu chose to ignore the resolution.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.blogalcaldebcn.cat/ Major of Barcelona blog
  2. ^ Interview with Mr Hereu appeared on IMPACT newsletter
Preceded by
Joan Clos i Matheu
Mayor of Barcelona
2006–(designated)
Succeeded by
incumbent
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