Xavier Domènech

Xavier Domenech i Sampere (born 1974, Sabadell),^[1] is a Spanish historian, activist and politician based in Barcelona, Catalonia. He led the En Comú Podem (Together We Can) electoral ticket that stood in Catalonia at the 2015 Spanish general election on 20 December 2015.^[2]

Xavier Domènech MP
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia
In office 17 January 2018 – 4 September 2018
Constituency	Barcelona
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office 13 January 2016 – 17 January 2018
Constituency	Barcelona
Personal details
Born	Xavier Domènech i Sampere (1974-12-02) 2 December 1974 (age 49) Sabadell, Spain
Political party	Podemos (since 2014) Catalunya en Comú (since 2017)
Other political affiliations	Procés Constituent
Occupation	politician, writer, historian, essayist

Career

Prior to 2015, Domènech was a lecturer.^[3] In June 2015, Domènech was appointed Commissioner for Strategic Studies and Historical Memory at Barcelona City Hall by the government of Barcelona en Comú.^[4] As a lecturer and programme manager, he earned an annual salary of €43,919.^[3]

Barcelona en Comú's historical memory policies under Domenech have included removing the bust of former King of Spain, Juan Carlos, from the city council chamber,^[5] and denying the use of Monjuic Castle for a service in memory of executed Nationalist supporters.^[6]

Politics

Domènech is a Catalan sovereignist, an anti-nationalist, and a libertarian socialist with a Marxist outlook.^[3] He was a member of the left-wing Catalan movement Procés Constituent,^[3] which supported the left-libertarian Barcelona en Comú electoral platform, which in turn entered into coalition with Podemos to form En Comú Podem for the 2015 elections.

Books

Domènech is the author of a number of history books, including Quan el carrer va deixar de ser seu. Moviment obrer, societat civil i canvi polític a Sabadell (Barcelona, 2002), Temps d'Interseccions. Una història de la Joventut Comunista de Catalunya (Barcelona, 2007), Quan plovien Bombes. La Guerra Civil i els bombardeigs de Barcelona (Barcelona 2007), Clase Obrera, antifranquismo y cambio político (2008), Lucha de clases, dictadura y democracia (1939–1977), and Political Change and the Labor Movement under Francoism. Class Struggle, Dictatorship and Democracy 1939–1977 (Madrid, 2012).^[7]

Personal life

He has a partner Sònia, and a son called Drac.^[3]

References

1. Domènech, Xavier. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Ajuntament de Barcelona. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
2. "Barcelona en Comú assembly passes motion to stand in the Spanish general elections on the ticket "En Comú Podem"". BComú Global. Medium. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
3. Riba, Tian (10 December 2017). "Xavier Domènech, man with a key". El Nacional. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
4. "City Council extends resources to ensure children's basic food needs are covered". El Digital. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
5. Kassam, Ashifa (24 July 2015). "Barcelona council removes bust of former king of Spain from city hall". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
6. Antón, Jacinto (2015-07-16). "Barcelona bans Montjuïc Castle Mass held for executed Franco supporters". EL PAÍS. Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
7. Domènech, Xavier (2013). "The Workers' Movement and Political Change in Spain, 1956–1977". International Labor and Working-Class History. 83. Cambridge: 70–85. doi:10.1017/S014754791300015X. S2CID 144342580. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2015.