Quim Torra

Joaquim Torra i Pla (born 28 December 1962), known as Quim Torra, is a lawyer and journalist from Catalonia, Spain. Torra is a member of the Parliament of Catalonia and is the current President of the Government of Catalonia. Born in 1962 in Blanes, Torra graduated from the Autonomous University of Barcelona before joining the legal profession. He worked as lawyer and executive for a multinational insurance company for twenty years before starting his own publishing company. He later held senior positions for the City of Barcelona and Generalitat de Catalunya. A supporter of Catalan independence, Torra does not belong to any political party. He has held senior positions in several pro-independence organisations including the Òmnium Cultural and Assemblea Nacional Catalana. He was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia at the 2017 regional election as an independent candidate for the pro-independence Junts per Catalunya electoral alliance. In May 2018 he was elected 131st President of the Government of Catalonia after the Spanish courts blocked three other candidates.