Carles Castillo i Rosique (born in 1975), is a Spanish

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lawyer and politician. Their parents are original of

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. He graduated in Law from the

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, specializing in Business Law and Urban Law, and has worked for the Kesse Advocats Buffete in Tarragona, of which he is a member. During his studenthood he was a member of the secretariat of students of the

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for the AJEC. Between 1999 and 2004 he was the first secretary of the Socialist Youth of Catalonia in the

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. In the Spanish 2003 municipal elections, 2007, 2011 and in 2015 municipal elections of 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015, was elected councilor of the city council of Tarragona. He was the councilor for Citizen Security, Mobility and Licenses (2007–2011) and deputy mayor in charge of Citizen Security and Urban Planning (2011–2015). He was elected to the elections to the

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in 2015, which he led the provincial list and those of 2017. He abandoned the

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and his seat at the Catalan parliament in September 2020 after some disagreements with the party's leadership.

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1975 births Living people Socialists' Party of Catalonia politicians Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politicians 21st-century Spanish politicians Members of the 11th Parliament of Catalonia Members of the 12th Parliament of Catalonia Autonomous University of Barcelona alumni People from Tarragona Members of the Parliament of Catalonia {{Catalonia-politician-stub