Spanish politician
In this
Catalan name , the first or paternal
surname is
Riba and the second or maternal family name is
Giner ; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Diana Riba i Giner (born 21 February 1975) is a Catalan politician from Spain and a member of the European Parliament .
Early life
Riba was born on 21 February 1975 in Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain .[1] [2] She has a degree in pedagogy from the University of Barcelona .[1] [2]
Career
Riba started her career at the Center for Initiatives and Research Centers in the Mediterranean Foundation (CIREM).[1] Later she worked for La Caixa Foundation co-ordinating and managing conferences on cinema and literature at the CaixaForum .[1] [2] She was a cultural programmer for the 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures held in Barcelona.[1] [2] She ran the Pati dels Llibres book shop in Sant Cugat del Vallès between 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 the Castellers in Sant Cugat and the Catalan Association for Civil Rights (Associació Catalana pels Drets Civils).[1] [2] In December 2018 she was chosen by the Republican Left of Catalonia to be its number two candidate at the 2019 European Parliament election in Spain .[4] [5] [6] She contested the election as an Republics Now electoral alliance candidate in Spain and was elected to the European Parliament .[7] [8]
Personal life
Riba is the partner of jailed Catalan minister Raül Romeva .[9] [10] They have two children – Elda and Noah.[1] [2]
Electoral history
References
^ a b c d e f g h Hinojoso, Silvia (19 January 2019). "Diana Riba, la pedagoga que busca billete a Bruselas" . La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Diana Riba" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Republican Left of Catalonia . Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
^ 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). Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
^ "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. Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
^ 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. Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
^ 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. Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
^ a b "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. ISSN 0212-033X . Retrieved 9 June 2019 .
^ a b "Lista de los 54 eurodiputados elegidos este domingo en España" . La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
^ 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. Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
^ Lillo, Manuel (22 May 2019). "Diana Riba: "La reacció internacional al retrocés democràtic que vivim és clara" " . El Temps (in Catalan). Valencia, Spain. Retrieved 10 June 2019 .
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