Marc Forné Molné

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Marc Forné i Molné (Catalan: [ˈmaɾk fuɾˈnɛ i mulˈnɛ]; born 30 December 1946) was the prime minister of Andorra[1] from 7 December 1994 to 27 May 2005. After 2 full terms, he was succeeded by Albert Pintat after Pintat won the April 2005 election. He is a lawyer by profession, and was president of the Liberal Party of Andorra (Partit Liberal d'Andorra).

Marc Forné Molné
Molné in 1997
Prime Minister of Andorra
In office
7 December 1994 – 27 May 2005
MonarchsEpiscopal Co-prince:
Joan Martí i Alanis
Joan Enric Vives Sicília
French Co-prince:
François Mitterrand
Jacques Chirac
RepresentativeEpiscopal:
Nemesi Marqués Oste
French:
Frédéric de Saint-Sernin
Philippe Massoni
Preceded byÒscar Ribas Reig
Succeeded byAlbert Pintat
Personal details
Born (1946-12-30) 30 December 1946 (age 77)
Andorra la Vella, Andorra
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseMaria Lluísa Gispert Boronat

Biography

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Marc Forné was born on 30 December 1946 in La Massana, the son of Antoni Forné i Jou, an Arfa-born lawyer and activist of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification, and Joana Molné i Armengou, also born in La Massana.

He studied at the University of Barcelona where he graduated in law in 1974. Between 1969 and 1972, he worked as a civil servant in the Department of Public Services of the General Council of the Valls d'Andorra and from 1974, he worked as a criminal lawyer, sharing an office with his father and brother.[2] In 1985, he joined the Liberal Party of Andorra.

For eleven years, he held the position of director of Andorra-7, a weekly newspaper in the Pyrenees valley that he founded in 1978. He was also the president of the Moto Club of the Principality of Andorra.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "'Centrality' of UN keynote theme on third day of General Assembly debate". United Nations. 25 September 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  2. ^ Marc Forné's resume on the Council of Europe website
  3. ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Andorra
1994–2005
Succeeded by