In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Nadal and the second or maternal family name is Farreras; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
In 1979, he was the first mayor of Girona democratically elected after the Spanish transition, from the PSC). He resigned in 2002, in favour of his substitute Anna Pagans i Gruartmoner, also from the PSC.[1] During his term of office as mayor of Girona, he launched the reform of the Barri Vell (1982), together with the promotion of the Call Jueu, the ancient Jewish neighbourhood. He also put into practice the widening and improvement of the social services’ infrastructures, bringing balance to the inequalities among neighbourhoods. As mayor of Girona, he also held the post of president of the Federation of Catalan Municipalities (1981–1985).
He was the PSC candidate for the presidency of the Generalitat in the 1995 elections for the Catalan Parliament, of which he was member from 1984 to 2012. He is the first secretary of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) at Girona since 2008.[2]
Period in Catalan government (2003-2010)
In the year 2003, he joined the government of Pasqual Maragall (PSC) as Councillor of Territorial Policy and Public Works, also serving as the Spokesman of the Catalan Government. He was considered the fourth-ranking member of the government. Nadal presided the Department of Territorial Policy and Public Works in 2005 during the crisis of El Carmel, when construction work to lengthen Barcelona Metro line 5 caused a building to collapse and forced the evacuation of 84 other buildings. Convergence and Union, then the opposition group in the Catalan Parliament, called on Nadal to resign, considering him the councillor responsible for the safety of public works projects, whereas the government blamed the opposition party for poor planning of the project during the last government of Jordi Pujol. As head of the department, Nadal promoted and approved the Catalan Plan for Transport Infrastructures to regulate all new road and railway infrastructures of Catalonia until 2026. The plan included a railway cross axis to link central Catalonia with the Lleida and Girona areas.
When the governing three-party coalition was broken by the removal of those councillors belonging to the Republican Left of Catalonia in May 2006, Nadal became Councillor of the Presidency, a position he held until the end of the legislature later that year. In November 2006, the newly elected President of the Generalitat, José Montilla, reappointed him Councillor of Territorial Policy and Public Works.
Opposition leader
Nadal became the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Catalonia in December 2012, upon constitution of the 9th Legislature, with Convergence and Union forming a minority government and the Socialists' Party of Catalonia as the opposition party with the most seats. On September 3, 2012, the executive committee of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia decided to replace the party's leadership in Parliament, including Nadal.[3] He was also opposition leader from 1995 to 1999.[4]
Political thought
Among his political stances, he has shown his willingness to consider the granting immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections, which must be conceived, according to his own words, as a “limited ruled project”, “with the utmost rigor” but with a series of “cautions” as, for instance, that the only immigrants with right to vote should be those from countries with which a “reciprocity” agreement exists.
Academic career and publications
Nadal has intermittently taught at the University of Liverpool (1970–1972), the Autonomous University of Barcelona (1972–1992) and the University of Girona (since 1992). His research work has been devoted to the 18th century in Catalonia, 19th-century Spanish economic history and local history, concentrating on various contributions to the history of Girona. Nadal did not run in the 2012 Catalan parliamentary election, announcing he planned to return to his teaching duties at the University of Girona.[5]
Nadal has also published a number of books, such as:
Municipi i Ciutat
Girona com a exemple (1988)
Girona. Mirant el present, pensant el futur (1991)
Girona, ciutat viva i de colors (1999)
La Catedral de Girona (2003)
Catalunya, Catalanisme i Socialisme (2003)
Responsible for the edition of the work by Emili Grahit i Papell, Memorias de un ex-alcalde gerundense (2003).
Vides amb nom (2005), a collection of most of his biographical articles published in the press, Dietari 2003.
Apunts d'un any electoral (2006)
Discursos i conferències (2006)
Quaderns de viatge (2006)
Per a una Història de Girona. Una bibliografia bàsica (2008).
El futur comença ara. Converses sobre les comarques de Girona. (with Pia Bosch) (2010).
Noves vides amb nom (2011)
Segon llibre de família (2011)
Fent tentines per la vida (2013)
Testimoni de càrrec. Vint anys al servei de Catalunya 1993-2012 (2014)
Joaquim Nadal i Farreras Collection
PhD. Joaquim Nadal, first elected mayor of Girona since the end of the Spanish Civil War and holder of a chair in contemporary history at the University of Girona (UdG), made a gift to the UdG Library consisting of his personal library, located at the Girona Town Archive. The collection of around 1,600 books, mainly related to history and was collected throughout his career as a historian and professor, was presented on July 10 at the Gothic Room of the UdG Barri Vell Campus Library, and its cataloguing began in October of the same year.
This collection, with those from Jaume Vicens Vives, Pierre Vilar, Joan Reglà, Jordi Nadal, Ramon Garrabou i Lluís Maria de Puig, confer the UdG a great significance as a center for historical research in Catalonia.
References
^DeSimone, Bonnie (12 June 2005). "Finding Nirvana on Two Wheels - New York Times". travel.nytimes.com. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^Staff (24 July 2010). "Nadal encabezará la lista del PSC por Gerona". La Voz de Barcelona (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^"El PSC substitueix Nadal, Iceta i Bonet al capdavant del grup parlementari" (in Catalan). El Punt-Avui. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
^. Parlament de Catalunya (in Catalan). 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^"Joaquim Nadal demanarà, el desembre, tornar a la UdG". El Punt - Avui. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
Bibliography
CLARA, Josep, El personal polític de l'Ajuntament de Girona (1917–1987). Girona: Cercle d'Estudis Històrics i Socials, 1987. ISBN84-505-4982-5
RUHÍ, Albert; NUSS, Sergi, "La síndrome de la variant de Sant Daniel" (), a El Dimoni de Santa Eugènia de Ter, 2006.
External links
Joaquim Nadal (in Catalan)
Joaquim Nadal i Farreras Collection (Universitat de Girona)
joaquim, nadal, this, catalan, name, first, paternal, surname, nadal, second, maternal, family, name, farreras, both, generally, joined, conjunction, farreras, born, january, 1948, spanish, politician, historian, from, catalonia, professor, university, girona,. In this Catalan name the first or paternal surname is Nadal and the second or maternal family name is Farreras both are generally joined by the conjunction i Joaquim Nadal i Farreras born 31 January 1948 is a Spanish politician and historian from Catalonia He is a professor at the University of Girona and was the Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Works of the Catalan Government the Generalitat de Catalunya from December 2003 to December 2010 Joaquim NadalLeader of the Opposition in the Parliament of CataloniaIn office December 23 2010 September 3 2012Preceded byArtur MasSucceeded byXavier Sabate i IbarzIn office December 14 1995 November 16 1999Preceded byRaimon ObiolsSucceeded byPasqual MaragallMinister of Town and Country Town and Public Works of the Generalitat de CatalunyaIn office December 17 2003 December 29 2010Preceded byFelip PuigSucceeded byLluis Recoder as Minister of Planning and Sustainability Government Spokesperson of the Generalitat de CatalunyaIn office December 17 2003 November 29 2006Preceded byArtur MasSucceeded byAurora Massip i TreigMayor of GironaIn office June 2 1979 January 19 2002Preceded byIgnasi de Ribot i BatlleSucceeded byAnna Pagans i GuartmonerPersonal detailsBorn 1948 01 31 31 January 1948 age 74 Girona SpainCitizenshipSpanishPolitical partyPSCWebsitewww joaquimnadal cat Contents 1 Years as mayor of Girona 1979 2002 2 Period in Catalan government 2003 2010 3 Opposition leader 4 Political thought 5 Academic career and publications 6 Joaquim Nadal i Farreras Collection 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External linksYears as mayor of Girona 1979 2002 EditIn 1979 he was the first mayor of Girona democratically elected after the Spanish transition from the PSC He resigned in 2002 in favour of his substitute Anna Pagans i Gruartmoner also from the PSC 1 During his term of office as mayor of Girona he launched the reform of the Barri Vell 1982 together with the promotion of the Call Jueu the ancient Jewish neighbourhood He also put into practice the widening and improvement of the social services infrastructures bringing balance to the inequalities among neighbourhoods As mayor of Girona he also held the post of president of the Federation of Catalan Municipalities 1981 1985 He was the PSC candidate for the presidency of the Generalitat in the 1995 elections for the Catalan Parliament of which he was member from 1984 to 2012 He is the first secretary of the Socialists Party of Catalonia PSC at Girona since 2008 2 Period in Catalan government 2003 2010 EditIn the year 2003 he joined the government of Pasqual Maragall PSC as Councillor of Territorial Policy and Public Works also serving as the Spokesman of the Catalan Government He was considered the fourth ranking member of the government Nadal presided the Department of Territorial Policy and Public Works in 2005 during the crisis of El Carmel when construction work to lengthen Barcelona Metro line 5 caused a building to collapse and forced the evacuation of 84 other buildings Convergence and Union then the opposition group in the Catalan Parliament called on Nadal to resign considering him the councillor responsible for the safety of public works projects whereas the government blamed the opposition party for poor planning of the project during the last government of Jordi Pujol As head of the department Nadal promoted and approved the Catalan Plan for Transport Infrastructures to regulate all new road and railway infrastructures of Catalonia until 2026 The plan included a railway cross axis to link central Catalonia with the Lleida and Girona areas When the governing three party coalition was broken by the removal of those councillors belonging to the Republican Left of Catalonia in May 2006 Nadal became Councillor of the Presidency a position he held until the end of the legislature later that year In November 2006 the newly elected President of the Generalitat Jose Montilla reappointed him Councillor of Territorial Policy and Public Works Opposition leader EditNadal became the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Catalonia in December 2012 upon constitution of the 9th Legislature with Convergence and Union forming a minority government and the Socialists Party of Catalonia as the opposition party with the most seats On September 3 2012 the executive committee of the Socialists Party of Catalonia decided to replace the party s leadership in Parliament including Nadal 3 He was also opposition leader from 1995 to 1999 4 Political thought EditAmong his political stances he has shown his willingness to consider the granting immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections which must be conceived according to his own words as a limited ruled project with the utmost rigor but with a series of cautions as for instance that the only immigrants with right to vote should be those from countries with which a reciprocity agreement exists Academic career and publications EditNadal has intermittently taught at the University of Liverpool 1970 1972 the Autonomous University of Barcelona 1972 1992 and the University of Girona since 1992 His research work has been devoted to the 18th century in Catalonia 19th century Spanish economic history and local history concentrating on various contributions to the history of Girona Nadal did not run in the 2012 Catalan parliamentary election announcing he planned to return to his teaching duties at the University of Girona 5 Nadal has also published a number of books such as Municipi i Ciutat Girona com a exemple 1988 Girona Mirant el present pensant el futur 1991 Girona ciutat viva i de colors 1999 La Catedral de Girona 2003 Catalunya Catalanisme i Socialisme 2003 Responsible for the edition of the work by Emili Grahit i Papell Memorias de un ex alcalde gerundense 2003 Vides amb nom 2005 a collection of most of his biographical articles published in the press Dietari 2003 Apunts d un any electoral 2006 Discursos i conferencies 2006 Quaderns de viatge 2006 Per a una Historia de Girona Una bibliografia basica 2008 El futur comenca ara Converses sobre les comarques de Girona with Pia Bosch 2010 Noves vides amb nom 2011 Segon llibre de familia 2011 Fent tentines per la vida 2013 Testimoni de carrec Vint anys al servei de Catalunya 1993 2012 2014 Joaquim Nadal i Farreras Collection EditPhD Joaquim Nadal first elected mayor of Girona since the end of the Spanish Civil War and holder of a chair in contemporary history at the University of Girona UdG made a gift to the UdG Library consisting of his personal library located at the Girona Town Archive The collection of around 1 600 books mainly related to history and was collected throughout his career as a historian and professor was presented on July 10 at the Gothic Room of the UdG Barri Vell Campus Library and its cataloguing began in October of the same year This collection with those from Jaume Vicens Vives Pierre Vilar Joan Regla Jordi Nadal Ramon Garrabou i Lluis Maria de Puig confer the UdG a great significance as a center for historical research in Catalonia References Edit DeSimone Bonnie 12 June 2005 Finding Nirvana on Two Wheels New York Times travel nytimes com Retrieved 6 May 2012 Staff 24 July 2010 Nadal encabezara la lista del PSC por Gerona La Voz de Barcelona in Spanish Retrieved 6 May 2012 El PSC substitueix Nadal Iceta i Bonet al capdavant del grup parlementari in Catalan El Punt Avui 3 September 2012 Retrieved 27 December 2012 Fitxa del diputat ada Parlament de Catalunya Parlament de Catalunya in Catalan 2012 Archived from the original on 19 March 2012 Retrieved 6 May 2012 Joaquim Nadal demanara el desembre tornar a la UdG El Punt Avui 27 September 2012 Retrieved 27 December 2012 Bibliography EditCLARA Josep El personal politic de l Ajuntament de Girona 1917 1987 Girona Cercle d Estudis Historics i Socials 1987 ISBN 84 505 4982 5 RUHI Albert NUSS Sergi La sindrome de la variant de Sant Daniel https web archive org web 20130123191031 http www eldimoni com article php id article 2874 a El Dimoni de Santa Eugenia de Ter 2006 External links EditJoaquim Nadal in Catalan Joaquim Nadal i Farreras Collection Universitat de Girona Review of the book Emilio Grahit y Papell Memorias de un ex alcalde gerundense in Catalan Political officesPreceded byFelip Puig Minister of Town and Country Town and Public Works of the Generalitat de Catalunya2003 2010 Succeeded byLluis Miquel Recoder i Miralles as Minister of Minister of Planning and Sustainability Preceded byIgnasi de Ribot i de Batlle Mayor of Girona1979 2002 Succeeded byAnna Pagans i GuartmonerPreceded byFirst Minister of Catalonia Josep Bargallo Minister of Presidency of Catalonia2006 Succeeded byOffice abolishedPreceded byArtur Mas Government Spokesperson of the Generalitat de Catalunya2003 2006 Succeeded byAurora Massip i TreigAssembly seatsPreceded byArtur Mas Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Catalonia2010 2012 Succeeded byXavier Sabate i IbarzPreceded byRaimon Obiols Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Catalonia1995 1999 Succeeded byPasqual Maragall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joaquim Nadal amp oldid 1133240931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
