Uriel Bertran i Arrué (born Jully 11,1976) is a Spanish Associate Professor, Economist, and pro-Catalan independence Politician. He is known for leading the Esquerra Independentista movement within the ERC and co-founding the Catalan Solidarity for Independence party (SI), alongside Joan Laporta and Alfons López Tena.[1] In the 2010 Catalan parliament election he was elected a Deputy for the constituency of Barcelona, serving until 2012.[2][3][4][5]
Uriel Bertran | |
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Uriel Bertran i Arrué | |
 Uriel Bertran in 2012 | |
| Deputy in Parliament of Catalonia for Barcelona | |
| In office 2003–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 11, 1976 Badalona, Spain |
| Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia(ERC) (1994-2010) Catalan Solidarity for Independence(SCI) (2010-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Assemblea Nacional Catalana (ANC) (2022-present) |
| Alma mater | Pompeu Fabra University |
| Occupation | Economist Politician Associate Professor |
| Website | http://www.uriel.cat/ |
Background
editHe graduated with a Master's degree in Economics from Pompeu Fabra University, writing his thesis on economic structural changes' effect on the worldwide economic growth rate.[6] In 1993, he joined the Republican Youth of Catalonia (JERC) and in 1994 the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC). In 1997 he was elected National Spokesperson of the JERC, a position he held until 2003;[7] as the top youth leader, Bertran was present in the national leadership of the ERC party. He also collaborated with the Insubordinate movement of Spain.[citation needed]
He is currently an adjunct professor in the Economics department at the University of Barcelona and has taught courses at Catalan Summer University.[8] He often writes for various Catalan publications, such as Avui, El Punt, El Periódico de Catalunya y El Temps.[citation needed]
Electoral history
editIn the 2003 Catalan Elections he was elected a Deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia for the ERC,[9][10] after which the Catalan Tripartite was formed. In July 2004, the party's National Congress elected him as National Secretary of Image and Communication. With this new responsibility, he designed a campaign advocating for the "no" vote on the referendum for the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006. He ran again in the 2006 Catalan election and was again elected Deputy.[citation needed]
But, the loss of votes in these and in the subsequent 2007 Spanish local elections in addition to the lack of political ambition of the "Second Tripartite" pushed him to lead an internal movement within the ERC. The movements manifesto was made public June 5, 2007: it demanded the beginning of the process to call a national referendum on the Independence of Catalonia and the convening of the party's National Congress to debate the project. Joan Puigcercós forced him to resign from the leadership of the ERC immediately.[citation needed]
In December 2009, Bertran was an organizer and spokesperson for a symbolic referendum vote on the question of Catalan independence.[11]
Subsequently, from 2007 to 2010 Uriel Bertran, together with Elisenda Paluzie, Héctor López Bofill, and Pilar Dellunde, led a line of thought within the ERC dubbed Esquerra Independentista (Independentist Left). This internal movement proposed change to the party's strategy in an effort to be more consistent with its Pro-Independence, Republican, and Left-wing ideology. Their main objective was to revitalize the ERC after repeated electoral declines.
Catalan solidarity for independence
edit
In July 2010, he created, along with Joan Laporta and Alfons López Tena, the political party Catalan Solidarity for Independence (SI).[12] All of the founders ran as SI candidates in the 2010 Catalan parliamentary election.[1][3] This included Bertran, who was elected a Deputy for Barcelona, once again. At that time, he officially ceased being an ERC member.[citation needed] He was the General Secretary of SI.[13]
He left the leadership of SI in 2022, but remained in the party and its activities.[14]
Assemblea Nacional Catalana
editIn 2022, Uriel Bertran joined the organization Assemblea Nacional Catalana (ANC), a pro-independence advocacy group/movement, and was elected the National Secretariat of the organization.[14]
2023-2024 vice presidential run
editBertran ran a campaign for the 2024 election of the ANC's vice president, but withdrew before the election in the name of stability, remaining in his position.[15][16]
References
edit- ^ a b Sallés, Quico (20 June 2010). "Laporta, Tena i Uriel presenten la «gran coalició independentista»" [Laporta, Tena and Uriel present the "great pro-independence coalition"]. Nació (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Resultats electorals | Barcelona (Província)" [Electoral Results | Barcelona (Provence)]. Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Candidats i candidates electes de les eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2010" (PDF). GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "I. Sr. Uriel Bertran Arrué | VIII legislatura (17 de novembre de 2006 - 5 d'octubre de 2010)". Parlament de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "I. Sr. Uriel Bertran Arrué | IX legislatura (16 de desembre de 2010 - 2 d'octubre de 2012)". Parlament de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Bertran Arrué, Uriel (June 2015). "Structural Change and Economic Growth: Worldwide Trends in the Downward Manufacturing Era". Màster Oficial - Economia (in Catalan and English). hdl:2445/67646. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Uriel Bertran Arrué". Ara Llibres (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Uriel Bertran Arrue". Universitat de Barcelona Directory (in American English and Catalan). Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "La setena legislatura. 2003-2006" [The seventh legislature 2003-2006] (PDF). Web del Parlament de Catalunya. pp. 250–263. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "VII legislatura" (PDF). Parlament de Catalunya. 29 October 2012. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Catalans vote in symbolic independence referendum". ABC News. 13 December 2009. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Solidaritat Catalana per la Independència (SI)" [Catalan Solidarity for Independence (SI)]. El Punt Avui (in Catalan). 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "SI culpa ERC del fracàs de les negociacions per formar una coalició independentista - 04 oct 2012" [SI blames ERC for the failure of the negotiations to form a pro-independence coalition]. El Punt Avui (in Catalan). 4 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b Palau, Òscar (10 July 2022). "URIEL BERTRAN Exportaveu nacional de la JERC i exdiputat de Solidaritat: "A l'ANC ja no esperem que els partits propiciïn el canvi de cicle"" [URIEL BERTRAN National export spokesperson of the JERC and former deputy of Solidaridad: "In the ANC we no longer expect the parties to bring about the change of cycle"]. El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "L'ANC culmina la renovació de la cúpula, que presidirà Lluís Llach - 01 juny 2024" [The ANC completes the renovation of the dome, which will be chaired by Lluís Llach]. El Punt Avui (in Catalan). 1 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Alemany, Jordi (13 February 2023). "Uriel Bertran fa un pas enrere per no dividir l'ANC i no en serà vicepresident - 17 febrer 2023" [Uriel Bertran takes a step back so as not to divide the ANC and will not be vice-president]. El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2024.