Manuel Jesús Acosta Elías (born 1970) is a Spanish educator and politician from Catalonia who is currently a member of the Parliament of Catalonia for the Vox party.
Manuel Jesús Acosta Elías | |
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| Member of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
| Assumed office 14 February 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manuel Jesús Acosta Elías 1970 Barcelona, Spain |
| Political party | Vox |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona National University of Distance Education Autonomous University of Barcelona |
Acosta is a native of Barcelona and comes from a Catalan family.[1] He studied for a degree in geography and history at the University of Barcelona followed by a Master's degree in Hispanic literature from the National University of Distance Education and a PhD and certificate of higher level of Catalan language at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. After graduating, he worked as a high school teacher. He first joined Vox in 2014 and was a spokesman, organiser and councilor for the party in Sentmenat.[2]
During the 2021 Catalan regional election he was one of eleven Vox deputies election to the Parliament of Catalonia in which he was elected to serve the Barcelona constituency. Acosta is opposed to Catalan independence.[3]
References
edit- ^ "The 11 of Vox before the angry party of the Parliament: two linked to neo-Nazis, a former Ciu, a former member of the PSC". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "I. Sr. Manuel Jesús Acosta Elías". Retrieved 2022-06-09.
- ^ "The 11 of VOX: the profiles of the deputies who will lead the opposition to separatism in Catalonia". 15 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-09.