Isidre Molas i Batllori (born 12 October 1940) is a Catalan politician and historian, who has served as the fifth President of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia since 19 July 2008. He has been a

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from

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since 5 April 2000.

Early years

Molas was born in Barcelona in 1940. His father was a musician,

Isidre Molas i Font Isidre Molas i Batllori (born 12 October 1940) is a Catalan people, Catalan politician and historian, who has served as the fifth Socialists' Party of Catalonia, President of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia since 19 July 2008. He has been a Sp ...

, and he is the brother of the historian and writer, Joaquim Molas i Batllori. In 1963, Molas graduated in law in the

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. He was an active member of the ''

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'' (Workers' Front of Catalonia) and joined the left-wing anti-Franco movement '' Frente de Liberación Popular'' (Popular Liberation Front). In 1962 he was judged and condemnated by a

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Career

In the first democratic elections in Catalonia after Franco, Molas was elected deputy in the

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serving until 1988. From 1985 to 2008, he was the President of the Federation of the PSC in the

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, Molas was elected

from

by the Catalan Agreement of Progress, a union of a left-wing

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parties. Molas has translated books, and he published articles about

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Publications

*Ideari de Francesc Pi i Margall (1965) *Lliga Catalana. Un estudi d'estasiologia (1972) *El sistema de partits polítics a Catalunya. 1931–1936 (1972) *El catalanismo hegemónico: Cambó y el Centro Constitucional (1975) *Salvador Seguí: Escrits (1975) *Els partits polítics *Comentaris jurídics de l'Estatut de Catalunya (1982) *La ciutat llunyana (1981) *Diccionari dels partits polítics a Catalunya (2000)

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Molas, Isidre 1940 births Autonomous University of Barcelona alumni First vice-presidents of the Parliament of Catalonia Living people Members of the Institute for Catalan Studies Members of the Parliament of Catalonia Members of the Senate of Spain Politicians from Barcelona Second Vice-Presidents of the Parliament of Catalonia Socialists' Party of Catalonia politicians