Josep Maria Rañé

Josep Maria Rañé

Minister of Employment and Industry of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office December 17, 2003 – April 20, 2006
Preceded by	Antoni Fernández Teixidó
Succeeded by	Jordi Valls i Riera
Personal details
Born	(1954-06-15) June 15, 1954 Barcelona, Catalonia
Political party	PSC
Residence	Sant Just Desvern (Baix Llobregat)

Josep Maria Rañé (born Barcelona, 15 June 1954) is a Catalan politician.^[1]

Life overview

He studied higher Industrial Engineering. He belongs to the Union of Consumers of Catalonia.

He is affiliated to the Unión General de Trabajadores (Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT, General Workers' Union) of Catalonia since 1976, he has been the General Secretary (1978–1979) of its Local Union of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Secretary of union policy (1979–1981), General Secretary (1981–1990) of the Baix Llobregat, Secretary of institutional policy of the National Secretariat of the UGT of Catalonia (1990–1997) and Defender of members' rights of the UGT (1997-2001]).

Political background

Josep Maria Rañé has been an active member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia-Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSC-PSOE) since 1984. Member of the Executive for the Baix Llobregat, he also has been responsible for the secretariat of social policy on the National Executive. Between 1983 and 1984 he became Town Councillor for Sant Just Desvern for Youth and Work. Since 1999 he is Town Councillor for Sant Feliu de Llobregat, where he is the fourth tinent d'alcalde (deputy mayor) and spokesperson for the Socialist Municipal Group.

He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of Work, of the General Council of the Catalan Health Institute (of the Catalan Health Council), of the Management Council of the Catalan Health Service, of the Plenary of the Institute of Work Studies of the Universitat de Barcelona, of the Economic and Social Council of Barcelona City Council and of the General Council of the National Institute of Social Security.

Preceded by Antoni Fernández Teixidó (as Minister of Employment, Industry, Trade and Tourism)	Minister of Employment and Industry 2003–2006	Succeeded by Jordi Valls i Riera

First Pasqual Maragall cabinet (17 December 2003 – 20 April 2006)

President	Pasqual Maragall

First Minister	Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira/Josep Bargalló

Ministers	Joan Saura (Institutional Relations and Participation) Montserrat Tura (Home Affairs) Joan Carretero (Governance and Public Administration) Josep Maria Vallès (Justice) Antoni Castells (Economy and Finance) Pere Esteve/Josep Huguet (Trade, Tourism and Consumer Affairs) Joaquim Nadal (Town and Country Town and Public Works) Marina Geli (Health) Anna Simó (Social Welfare and Family Affairs) Josep Bargalló/Marta Cid (Education) Carles Solà (Universities, Research and Information Society) Caterina Mieras (Culture) Josep Maria Rañé (Employment and Industry) Antoni Siurana (Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries) Salvador Milà (Environment and Housing)

Spokesperson	Joaquim Nadal

PSC minister ERC minister ICV minister Independent minister

References

↑ "H. Sr. Josep Maria Rañé i Blasco". Parliament of Catalonia. Retrieved 1 May 2011.

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