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Juanjo José Ferreiro Suárez (1 April 1944 – 6 April 2023) was a Spanish Catalan trade unionist, politician, and prominent labor leader against the Franco dictatorship. Following the Spanish transition to democracy, Ferreiro co-founded the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) in 1976 and was elected to the first legislature of the Parliament of Catalonia from 1980 to 1984. He then served in the City Council of Barcelona, representing Nou Barris, from his election in 1983 to 1995. In 2005, Ferreiro was awarded the Medal of Honor of Barcelona for his contributions to the city's working-class Nou Barris district.

Ferreiro was born in Lugo, Galicia, on 1 April 1944. He moved to Barcelona in 1964, where he worked as an automobile painter and joined the Workers' Commissions, then a clandestine labor organization, in 1966. He was arrested three times by the Franco regime and fired from several jobs for his support of labor and trade unions.

He resided in the municipality of Campins, just outside Barcelona, during his later life. Ferreiro died on 6 April 2023, at the age of 79.

References

1. ^ "Muere Juanjo Ferreiro, uno de los fundadores del PSC". El Periódico de Catalunya. 6 April 2023. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
2. ^ G., X. (6 April 2023). "Adiós a Juanjo Ferreiro Suárez, el lucense que ayudó a fundar el PSC y a construir la Barcelona moderna". La Voz de Galicia. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
3. "Medalles d'Honor de Barcelona" (PDF). City Council of Barcelona. 19 January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

• 1944 births
• 2023 deaths
• Members of the Parliament of Catalonia
• Barcelona municipal councillors
• Spanish trade unionists
• Socialists' Party of Catalonia politicians
• Politicians from Barcelona
• Spanish prisoners and detainees
• People from Vallès Oriental
• People from Lugo