Joan Porqueras i Fàbregas (Barcelona, 1893 - London, 1966) was a Catalan economist and politician.[1]
Joan Porqueras i Fàbregas | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Economy of Catalunya | |
| In office 26 September – 17 December 1936 | |
| President | Lluis Companys |
| Preceded by | Josep Tarradellas |
| Succeeded by | Diego Abad de Santillán |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joan P. Fàbregas Llauró[1] 1893 Sant Martí de Provençals, Barcelona,  Catalunya |
| Died | 1966 (aged 72–73) London,  United Kingdom |
| Citizenship |  Spain |
| Nationality | Catalan |
| Political party | ERC |
| Other political affiliations | CNT |
Biography
editIn 1893, Joan Porqueras i Fàbregas was born in the Sant Martí de Provençals neighborhood of Barcelona.[2] The son of a bartender, he studied bookkeeping.[1] In 1909, he took part in the events of Tragic Week, was wounded and fled to Argentina.[1][3] After a few years he returned to Barcelona and worked in various occupations. He took part in the 1931 local elections as a candidate for Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), at the same time as he was a member of the CNT's Liberal Professions Union.[1][2][3] As a member of the Ateneu Enciclopèdic Popular, he founded the Institut de Ciències Econòmics de Catalunya, where he taught three economics courses.[3]
In August 1936 he was elected as a member of the CNT to the Economic Council of Catalunya,[1] from where he signed the Collectivisation Decree and drafted the civil mobilization project.[3] He acted as the Minister of Economy of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 26 September to 17 December 1936.[1][2][3] In 1937 he went into exile in France, and at the outbreak of World War II he went to London, where he collaborated with the BBC.[1][3]
Works
edit- Irlanda i Catalunya. Paral·lelisme polític-econòmic (1932)
- Les possibilitats econòmiques d'una Catalunya independent (1932)
- Assaig d'Economia Política (1932–34)
- Els factors econòmics de la revolució (1937)
- Vuitanta dies al govern de la Generalitat (1937)
- Les finances de la revolució (1937)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Biografía de Joan Pau Fàbregas Llauró" (in Spanish). Instituto de Ciencias Económicas y de la Autogestión. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Notes biogràfiques: Porqueras i Fàbregas, Joan" (in Catalan). Diccionari de Sindicats i Sindicalistes, biogràgies del Moviment obrer de Catalunya. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Joan Porqueras i Fàbregas (in Catalan). Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. July 28, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2020.