Daniel Sirera | |
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Chairman of the Partido Popular de Cataluña | |
In office July 2007 – July 2008 | |
Preceded by | Josep Piqué |
Succeeded by | Alicia Sánchez-Camacho |
Personal details | |
Born | Badalona, Catalonia, Spain | 30 July 1967
Political party | Partido Popular |
Daniel Sirera Bellés (born 30 July 1967 in Badalona) is a Spanish politician. [1] He served as the chairman of the People's Party in Catalonia (PPC) from 2007–08.
Sirera, was born in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain. [1] His father was a city guard who later books at the Sant Antoni market, and his grandfather was a metro ticket clerk. [2] In 1973 he moved with his family to the Sant Antoni neighborhood in Barcelona. [2] After spending about a year in Valencia, he returned to Barcelona. [2] He is a law graduate of the University of Barcelona. [1] He is married and has two children. [2]
He is a former columnist for online newspaper Libertad Digital.
From 1992 until 1998 Sirera worked as a lawyer in the law firm VOabogados in Sant Cugat del Vallès. [3] In 1996 he received the Medal of Honor of the Bar Association of Barcelona for his work. [3]
From 1996-2010 Sirera was a deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia. [3]
From 1996-99 he was a councilor in the Barcelona City Council. [3]
In 1997 the Generalitat de Catalunya awarded Sirera the Civil Protection Silver Medal for his contributions to the design of the Catalan Civil Protection system (1997). [3]
From 2007–08 Sirera served as the chairman of the People's Party in Catalonia (PPC) and a senator representing the Generalitat of Catalonia. [4] [5] [3]
In 2009, he founded the communication agency S & L Comunicació. [1] Sirera was its managing partner between 2009 and 2012. [3]
From 2012-22 Sirera was a member of the Audiovisual Council of Catalonia. [3]
From 2014-22, he was a member of the Advisory Board of the Internet Governance Forum in Spain. [3]
From June 2023, he has been the president of the Municipal Group of the Popular Party at Barcelona City Council. [3]
Sirera is currently a deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia for the constituency of Barcelona, and is the leader of the PPC's parliamentary group.