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Jordi Xuclà
Xuclà in November 2015
Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
In office 25 March 2004 – 5 March 2019
Constituency	Girona
Member of the Senate of Spain
In office 12 March 2000 – 20 January 2004
Constituency	Girona
Personal details
Born	Jordi Xuclà i Costa (1973-05-13) 13 May 1973 (age 51) Olot, Catalonia, Spain
Citizenship	Spanish
Political party	Catalan European Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Girona
Occupation	Lawyer, academic

Jordi Xuclà i Costa (born 13 May 1973) is a Spanish lawyer, academic and politician from Catalonia. He is a former member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain and the Senate of Spain.

Early life and family

Xuclà was born on 13 May 1973 in Olot, Catalonia. He is the son of an industrialist who was a supporter of Jordi Pujol. His brother was a member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC). Xuclà has a degree in law from the University of Girona, a diploma in public law and a master's degree in security and foreign policy.

Xuclà joined the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) in 1989 and was secretary-general (1998-00) and president (2000-02) of the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (JNC).

Career

Xuclà was head of Institutional Relations in the Generalitat de Catalunya's Department of Environment. He has worked as a lawyer and was professor of administrative and constitutional law at the University of Girona.

At the 1999 local elections Xuclà was placed 20th on the Convergence and Union (CiU) electoral alliance's list of candidates in Olot but the alliance only managed to win 8 seats in the municipality and as a result he failed to get elected. At the 2007 local elections he was placed 21st on the CiU's list of candidates in Olot but the alliance only managed to win 7 seats in the municipality and as a result he failed to get elected. At the 2011 local elections he was placed 21st on the CiU's list of candidates in Olot but the alliance only managed to win 10 seats in the municipality and as a result he failed to get elected. He did not contest the 2015 local elections but was nominated as the CiU's number one substitute candidate in Les Planes d'Hostoles.

Xuclà contested the 2000 general election as a CiU candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Senate of Spain. He contested the 2004 general election as a CiU candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies. He was re-elected at the 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016 general elections.

Xuclà is a vice-president of Liberal International and president of the Freedom and Democracy Foundation (Fundació Llibertat i Democràcia), the Catalan section of the Liberal International. He was a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE).

Personal life

Xuclà is married with two daughters.

Electoral history

References

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2. ^ "Jordi Xuclà i Costa" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Catalan European Democratic Party. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
3. ^ Genís, Narcís (5 November 2011). "Socioliberal". El Punt (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
4. ^ Vilamitjana, Jordi (8 November 2010). "els diputats gironins (2008-2010)". Empordà (in Catalan). Figueres, Spain. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
5. ^ "Administració Perifèrica de l'Estat: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). No. 63. Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona. 18 May 1999. p. 164. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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7. ^ "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). No. 86. Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona. 1 May 2007. p. 168. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
8. ^ "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2007 - Mun. Olot" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
9. ^ "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). No. 79. Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona. 26 April 2011. p. 177. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
10. ^ "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Olot" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
11. "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Olot". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona (in Catalan). No. 81. Girona, Spain: Diputació de Girona. 28 April 2015. p. 171. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
12. ^ "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 39. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 15 February 2000. p. 7005. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
13. ^ "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Senado / Marzo 2000" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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• 1973 births
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• Academics from Catalonia
• Lawyers from Catalonia
• Convergence and Union politicians
• Democratic Convergence of Catalonia politicians
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• Members of the 7th Senate of Spain
• Members of the 8th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
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