Jordi Puigneró
Spanish computer engineer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jordi Puigneró i Ferrer (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði pudʒnəˈɾo i fəˈre]; born 2 February 1974) is a Catalan IT engineer and politician. He served as Vice President of Spanish Autonomous Community of Catalonia and Minister of Digital Policies and Territory since May 2021 until 29 September 2022. He previously served between 2018 and 2021 as minister of Digital Policies and Public Administration of the Government of Catalonia. He is a member of Together for Catalonia (JUNTS) political party. He is considered the designer and architecture of the Catalan Digital Republic project.
In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Puigneró and the second or maternal family name is Ferrer; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
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Jordi Puigneró | |
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Vice President of Catalonia | |
In office 26 May 2021 – 29 September 2022 | |
President | Pere Aragonès |
Preceded by | Pere Aragonès (vacant between September 2020 and May 2021) |
Minister of Digital Policies and Public Administration of Catalonia | |
In office 2 June 2018 – 29 September 2022 | |
President | Pere Aragonès |
Preceded by | Meritxell Borràs (Direct rule from 27 October 2017) |
Member of Sant Cugat del Vallès Municipal Council | |
In office 2005–2015 | |
Preceded by | Jaume Tubau i Grau |
Secretary of Telecommunications, Cybersecurity and the Digital Society of Catalonia | |
In office 9 February 2016 – 29 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Personal details | |
Born | Jordi Puigneró i Ferrer (1974-02-02) 2 February 1974 (age 50) Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, Spain |
Nationality | Spain |
Political party | Together for Catalonia |
Other political affiliations | Nationalist Youth of Catalonia |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Barcelona |
Alma mater | University of Surrey |
Occupation | Computer engineer, author and politician |
Website | Generalitat de Catalunya |
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