In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Forcadell and the second or maternal family name is Lluís; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
The Right Honourable
Carme Forcadell
14th President of the Parliament of Catalonia
In office 26 October 2015 – 17 January 2018
Vice President
Lluís Corominas (2015-2017) Lluís Guinó (2017)
Preceded by
Núria de Gispert
Succeeded by
Roger Torrent
President of the Catalan National Assembly
In office 22 April 2012 – 6 May 2015
Succeeded by
Jordi Sànchez
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia for the Province of Barcelona
In office 26 October 2015 – 22 March 2018
City Councilor of Sabadell
In office 2003–2007
Personal details
Born
(1955-05-29) 29 May 1955 (age 69) Xerta, Catalonia, Spain
Political party
Independent Junts pel Sí (2015–2017) Republican Left of Catalonia (2003–2007)
Children
2
Residence
Sabadell
Education
Philosophy
Alma mater
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Occupation
Teacher, writer, politician
Profession
Language teacher
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Maria Carme Forcadell i Lluís (born 29 May 1955) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia. She is the former President of the Parliament of Catalonia, as well as a Catalan high school teacher, known for her Catalan independence activism.
She was one of the founders of Plataforma per la Llengua, a member of the executive board of the Sabadell branch of Òmnium Cultural, and president of the Catalan National Assembly from its inception until May 2015.[1][2]
In 2015, she won a seat in the Catalan parliament as part of the Junts pel Sí coalition.[3] Subsequently, in October 2015 she was elected President of the Parliament of Catalonia, a position she held until January 2018. Since March 2018 until June 2021, she was jailed, accused of rebellion.[4] In October 2019, she was sentenced by Spain's Supreme Court to 11 years and six months in prison and disqualification for the crimes of sedition and embezzlement of public funds.[5][6][7] She was freed in June 2021 following a government pardon.[8][9]
^"Jordi Sànchez, nou president de l'Assemblea Nacional Catalana" [Jordi Sànchez, new president of the Catalan National Assembly] (in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals [Catalan Media Corporation]. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^Bataller, Marc (April 30, 2012). "L'actitud hostil d'Espanya ens ajudarà a tenir estat" ['Spain's hostile attitude will help us have a state']. El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
^"Diputats electes". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 11 October 2015.
^Congostrina, Alfonso L. (2019-02-01). "Catalan independence leaders moved to Madrid jails ahead of trial". El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
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^"Freed Catalan leader calls on Spain to 'think about future generations'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^"Freed Catalan Leader Junqueras Vows to Continue Working for Independence". US News. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
Maria CarmeForcadell i Lluís (born 29 May 1955) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia. She is the former President of the Parliament of Catalonia, as...
Forcadell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: CarmeForcadell (born 1956), Catalan linguist and politician Laia Forcadell (born 1982)...
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2020. Forcadell, Carme. "Acabo de rebre al #Parlament al periodista letó, Otto Ozols, que està a Catalunya recorrent la #ViaCatalana". Twitter. Carme Forcadell...
Minister Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría. On 30 October, Parliament Speaker CarmeForcadell called off a parliamentary meeting scheduled for the next day because...
culture., and was awarded the 2014 Joan Blanca Prize [ca] alongside CarmeForcadell i Lluís. "Piąta kadencja Parlamentu | Miquel MAYOL i RAYNAL | Posłowie...
president of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Rovira resigned, along with CarmeForcadell and Dolors Bassa, from her seat as a member of Parliament. The following...
Spain. Retrieved 19 January 2018. Puente, Arturo (26 October 2015). "CarmeForcadell, elegida presidenta del Parlament con el 57% de los votos". eldiario...
Perthus (France, Vallespir) up to Alcanar (Spain, Montsià). According to CarmeForcadell, president of the ANC at that time, it was "a symbol of the unity of...
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MEP for ICV who had left the party for not supporting independence; CarmeForcadell, former ANC president and Muriel Casals, Òmnium chairwoman. Oriol Junqueras...
manifesto were delivered to the President of the Parliament of Catalonia, CarmeForcadell. In August 2021, with the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan, he...
presented on 5 September in the central Plaça Catalunya, the same day that CarmeForcadell, in the press conference for the presentation, said "The people are...
Costa Miquel Coll i Alentorn Joaquim Xicoy i Bassegoda Joan Reventós Joan Rigol Ernest Benach Núria de Gispert CarmeForcadell Roger Torrent Laura Borràs...
Agulló Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira Artur Mas Oriol Junqueras Muriel Casals CarmeForcadell Jordi Sànchez Jordi Cuixart Carles Puigdemont Roger Torrent Anna Gabriel...
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