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Diana Riba

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In thisCatalan name,the first or paternalsurnameisRibaand the second or maternal family name isGiner;both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Diana Riba
MEP
Diana Riba in 2024
Member of theEuropean Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencySpain
Personal details
Born
Diana Riba i Giner

(1975-02-21)21 February 1975(age 49)
Barcelona,Catalonia,Spain
CitizenshipSpain
Political partyRepublican Left of Catalonia
Other political
affiliations		Ahora Repúblicas
SpouseRaül Romeva
Children2
Alma mater

Diana Riba i Giner(Catalan pronunciation:[diˈanəˈriβə];born 21 February 1975) is aCatalanpolitician fromSpainand a member of theEuropean Parliament.

Early life

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Riba was born on 21 February 1975 inBarcelona,Catalonia,Spain.[1][2]She has a degree inpedagogyfrom theUniversity of Barcelona.[1][2]

Career

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Riba started her career at the Center for Initiatives and Research Centers in the Mediterranean Foundation (CIREM).[1]Later she worked forLa CaixaFoundation co-ordinating and managing conferences on cinema and literature at theCaixaForum.[1][2]She was a cultural programmer for the 2004Universal Forum of Culturesheld in Barcelona.[1][2]She ran the Pati dels Llibres book shop inSant Cugat del Vallèsbetween 2008 and 2019.[1][2]She was treasurer of the Catalan Council of the Children's and Youth Books (Consell Català del Llibre Infantil i Juvenil).[2][3]

Riba is a member of theCastellersin Sant Cugat and the Catalan Association for Civil Rights (Associació Catalana pels Drets Civils).[1][2]In December 2018 she was chosen by theRepublican Left of Cataloniato be its number two candidate at the2019 European Parliament electioninSpain.[4][5][6]She contested the election as anRepublics Nowelectoral alliancecandidate inSpainand was elected to theEuropean Parliament.[7][8]

Personal life

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Riba is the partner of formerly jailed Catalan ministerRaül Romeva.[9][10]They have two children – Elda and Noah.[1][2]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Diana Riba
Election Constituency Party Alliance No. Result
2019 European[7][8] Spain Republican Left of Catalonia Republics Now 3 Elected

References

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  1. ^abcdefghHinojoso, Silvia (19 January 2019)."Diana Riba, la pedagoga que busca billete a Bruselas".La Vanguardia(in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain.Retrieved10 June2019.
  2. ^abcdefgh"Diana Riba"(in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain:Republican Left of Catalonia.Retrieved10 June2019.
  3. ^Barnils, Andreu (2 June 2018)."Diana Riba: 'Per més que el Raül passi trenta anys a la presó, el problema de Catalunya continuarà'".VilaWeb(in Catalan).Retrieved10 June2019.
  4. ^"La parella de Raül Romeva, Diana Riba, serà la número 2 d'ERC a les eleccions europees".Ara(in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 15 December 2018.Retrieved10 June2019.
  5. ^Pons, Pere Antoni (25 March 2019)."Diana Riba:" Tot el que hem fet fins ara no ha estat en va "".Ara Balears(in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain.Retrieved10 June2019.
  6. ^Orio, Iván (30 March 2019)."Diana Riba:" Los presos ven la cárcel como una herramienta política para seguir adelante "".El Diario Vasco(in Spanish). San Sebastián, Spain.Retrieved10 June2019.
  7. ^ab"Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central – Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo. Candidaturas proclamadas"(PDF).Boletín Oficial del Estado(in Spanish). No. 103. Madrid, Spain:Government of Spain.30 April 2019. p. 46877.ISSN0212-033X.Retrieved9 June2019.
  8. ^ab"Lista de los 54 eurodiputados elegidos este domingo en España".La Vanguardia(in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 27 May 2019.Retrieved10 June2019.
  9. ^Serra, OT (19 February 2019)."Diana Riba:" En Raül estava relaxat: ha dit el que volia i dormirà molt tranquil "".Ara(in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain.Retrieved10 June2019.
  10. ^Lillo, Manuel (22 May 2019)."Diana Riba:" La reacció internacional al retrocés democràtic que vivim és clara "".El Temps(in Catalan). Valencia, Spain.Retrieved10 June2019.
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