Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas i Sayrol (born 22 November 1961) is a Spanish academic, lawyer and politician from Catalonia who currently serves as Member of the Parliament of Catalonia for the pro-independence party Together for Catalonia and as Second Secretary of the Parliament of Catalonia. He previously served as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain between May 2019 and March 2021.
Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Alonso-Cuevillas in December 2018 | |
| Second Secretary of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | David Pérez i Ibáñez |
| Member of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2021 | |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 4 January 2020 – 4 March 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Josep Pagès |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| In office 16 May 2019 – 24 September 2019 | |
| Constituency | Girona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas i Sayrol 22 November 1961 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Political party | Together for Catalonia |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Website | alonso-cuevillas |
Early life
editAlonso-Cuevillas was born on 22 November 1961 in Barcelona, Catalonia.[1][2] He is the son and brother of lawyers.[3] He has a diploma in Catalan civil law (1984) and bachelor's degree in law (1985) from the University of Barcelona.[4] He received a doctorate in law from the university in 1990 after producing a thesis titled La Comparecencia Preparatoria del Juicio de Menor Cuantía.[4][5] He also has a bachelor's degree in economics and business administration from the Abat Oliba CEU University (2014) and a master's degree in audit of accounts (2015).[5][6]
Career
editAlonso-Cuevillas was a scholar at the Ministry of Education and Science (1987–90).[4] He joined the University of Barcelona in 1988 as a lecturer (profesor colaborador).[4] He was promoted to interim associate professor (profesor titular interino) in 1992 and the following year became an associate professor (profesor titular de universidad).[4] In 2005 he became professor of procedural law.[4]
Alonso-Cuevillas was dean of the Bar Association of Barcelona (1997-05), president of the Council of Catalan Law (1999-00) and president of the European Federation of the Bar Association (2007–08).[1][7] He is a member of the Royal Academy of Doctors of Spain.[8] He received the Ferran Termes Prize in 2015.[6]
Alonso-Cuevillas is the lawyer for exiled President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont.[9][10] He contested the 2019 general election as a Together for Catalonia (JxCat) electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[11][12]
In July 2020 Alonso-Cuevillas joined the newly formed Together for Catalonia political party.[13] He stood in the 2021 Catalan regional election for the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia.[14] On 12 March 2021 he was elected Second Secretary of the Parliament of Catalonia.[15]
Electoral history
edit| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 general[11][12] | Province of Girona | Independent | Together for Catalonia | 1 | Elected | ||
| 2021 regional[14] | Province of Barcelona | Together for Catalonia | Together for Catalonia | 5 | Elected | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Òmnium convida l'advocat de Puigdemont a la Sala Fiveller de Mollet". SomMollet (in Catalan). Mollet del Vallès, Spain. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Members: XIII Legislatura ( 2019-Actualidad) - Alonso-Cuevillas i Sayrol, Jaume" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Oliveira, Susanna (10 February 2019). "Jaume Alonso- Cuevillas". Catalonia Today. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas Sayrol" (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain: University of Barcelona. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas Sayrol" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: University of Barcelona. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b "èTIC 2018: Ponents" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Pellicer, Lluís (17 March 2005). "Cuevillas advierte a los vecinos del Carmel de que no serán indemnizados "como en Estados Unidos"". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Els acadèmics de la UB" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: University of Barcelona. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Alonso-Cuevillas serà el candidat de Junts per Catalunya al Congrés per Girona". Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Barnils, Andreu; Salamé, Albert (13 January 2019). "Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas: 'Si em veig d'eurodiputat? Si al final sortís una proposta, i fos per a defensar la causa, sí'". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central - Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 79. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 2 April 2019. p. 34296. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central - Elecciones generales. Resultados" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 129. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 30 May 2019. p. 57377. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ @JACS_JaumeACS (19 July 2020). "Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas i Sayrol" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Composició del Parlament". Parliament of Catalonia (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Laura Borràs, elegida presidenta del Parlament de Catalunya". 3/24 (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.