Joan Porqueras i Fàbregas | |
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Minister of Economy of Catalunya | |
In office 26 September – 17 December 1936 | |
President | Lluis Companys |
Preceded by | Josep Tarradellas |
Succeeded by | Diego Abad de Santillán |
Personal details | |
Born | Joan P. Fàbregas Llauró
[1] 1893 Sant Martí de Provençals, Barcelona, Catalunya |
Died | 1966 London, United Kingdom | (aged 72–73)
Citizenship | Spain |
Nationality | Catalan |
Political party | ERC |
Other political affiliations | CNT |
Joan Porqueras i Fàbregas ( Barcelona, 1893 - London, 1966) was a Catalan economist and politician. [1]
In 1893, Joan Porqueras i Fàbregas was born in the Sant Martí de Provençals neighborhood of Barcelona. [2] The son of a bartender, he studied bookkeeping. [1] In 1909, he took part in the events of Tragic Week, was wounded and fled to Argentina. [1] [3] After a few years he returned to Barcelona and worked in various occupations. He took part in the 1931 local elections as a candidate for Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), at the same time as he was a member of the CNT's Liberal Professions Union. [1] [2] [3] As a member of the Ateneu Enciclopèdic Popular, he founded the Institut de Ciències Econòmics de Catalunya, where he taught three economics courses. [3]
In August 1936 he was elected as a member of the CNT to the Economic Council of Catalunya, [1] from where he signed the Collectivisation Decree and drafted the civil mobilization project. [3] He acted as the Minister of Economy of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 26 September to 17 December 1936. [1] [2] [3] In 1937 he went into exile in France, and at the outbreak of World War II he went to London, where he collaborated with the BBC. [1] [3]