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| Marc Forné Molné | |
|---|---|
 Molné in 1997 | |
| Prime Minister of Andorra | |
| In office 7 December 1994 – 27 May 2005 | |
| Monarchs | Episcopal Co-prince: Joan Martí i Alanis Joan Enric Vives Sicília French Co-prince: François Mitterrand Jacques Chirac |
| Representative | Episcopal: Nemesi Marqués Oste French: Frédéric de Saint-Sernin Philippe Massoni |
| Preceded by | Òscar Ribas Reig |
| Succeeded by | Albert Pintat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-12-30) 30 December 1946 (age 77) Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Maria Lluísa Gispert Boronat |
Marc Forné i Molné (Catalan: [ˈmaɾk fuɾˈnɛ i mulˈnɛ]; born 30 December 1946) was the prime minister of Andorra from 7 December 1994 to 27 May 2005. After 2 full terms, he was succeeded by Albert Pintat after Pintat won the April 2005 election. He is a lawyer by profession, and was president of the Liberal Party of Andorra (Partit Liberal d'Andorra).
Biography
Marc Forné was born on 30 December 1946 in La Massana, the son of Antoni Forné i Jou, an Arfa-born lawyer and activist of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification, and Joana Molné i Armengou, also born in La Massana.
He studied at the University of Barcelona where he graduated in law in 1974. Between 1969 and 1972, he worked as a civil servant in the Department of Public Services of the General Council of the Valls d'Andorra and from 1974, he worked as a criminal lawyer, sharing an office with his father and brother. In 1985, he joined the Liberal Party of Andorra.
For eleven years, he held the position of director of Andorra-7, a weekly newspaper in the Pyrenees valley that he founded in 1978. He was also the president of the Moto Club of the Principality of Andorra.
Honours
Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (02/06/2006).
References
- "'Centrality' of UN keynote theme on third day of General Assembly debate". United Nations. 25 September 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- Marc Forné's resume on the Council of Europe website
- Boletín Oficial del Estado
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| Preceded byÒscar Ribas Reig | Prime Minister of Andorra 1994–2005 |
Succeeded byAlbert Pintat |
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