Josep Maria Batlle i Farran
Josep Maria Batlle i Farran | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of Spain | |
| In office 4 September 2002 – 26 September 2011 | |
| Constituency | Lleida |
| Mayor of Puigverd de Lleida | |
| In office 20 April 1979 – 24 May 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1949 Puigverd de Lleida, Spain |
| Died | 10 May 2021 (aged 71) Puigverd de Lleida, Spain |
| Political party | PSC–PSOE |
Josep Maria Batlle i Farran (13 October 1949 – 10 May 2021) was a Spanish politician and rancher.[1]
Biography[edit]
A member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC–PSOE), Farran was elected Mayor of Puigverd de Lleida in the 1979 Spanish local elections, a position he held until 2003.[2] He also served on the Provincial Council of Lleida from 1987 to 2003.[3]
Farran was chosen to represent the Province of Lleida as part of the Catalan Agreement of Progress in the 2000 Spanish general election, as well as 2004 and 2008. He served in the Senate of Spain from 2002 to 2011 and served on the Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries Committee. He also served on the joint commission Spanish Ombudsman.[4]
Farran died in a tractor accident in Puigverd de Lleida on 10 May 2021 at the age of 71.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mor en accident l'exacalde de Puigverd de Lleida i exsenador Josep Maria Batlle i Farran". SEGRE.com (in Catalan). Puigverd de Lleida. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Defunció de l'exalcalde Josep Maria Batlle Farran". Ajuntament de Puigverd de Lleida (in Catalan). 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Candidats del PSC al Senat. Província de Lleida" (PDF). E-Notícies (in Catalan).
- ^ "Batlle Farran, Josep María". Senado de España (in Spanish).
- ^ "La víctima mortal de l'accident de Puigverd és Josep Maria Batlle, exalcalde i exsenador del PSC". NacióLleida (in Catalan). Puigverd de Lleida. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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