Josep Maria Rañé (born

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15 June 1954) is a

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politician.

Life overview

He studied higher

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. He belongs to the Union of Consumers of

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. He is affiliated to the ''Unión General de Trabajadores'' (

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(UGT, General Workers' Union) of Catalonia since 1976, he has been the General Secretary (1978–1979) of its Local Union of

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, Secretary of union policy (1979–1981), General Secretary (1981–1990) of the

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, Secretary of institutional policy of the National Secretariat of the UGT of Catalonia (1990–1997) and Defender of members' rights of the UGT (1997-2001).

Political background

Josep Maria Rañé has been an active member of the

Socialists' Party of Catalonia The Socialists' Party of Catalonia (, PSC–PSOE) is a social democratic political party in Catalonia, Spain, resulting from the merger of three parties: the Socialist Party of Catalonia–Regrouping, led by Josep Pallach i Carolà, the Socia ...

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(PSC-PSOE) since 1984. Member of the Executive for the

, he also has been responsible for the secretariat of social policy on the National Executive. Between 1983 and 1984 he became Town Councillor for

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for Youth and Work. Since 1999 he is Town Councillor for

, where he is the fourth ''tinent d'alcalde'' (deputy mayor) and spokesperson for the Socialist Municipal Group. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of Work, of the General Council of the

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(of the Catalan Health Council), of the Management Council of the Catalan Health Service, of the Plenary of the Institute of Work Studies of the

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, of the Economic and Social Council of

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and of the General Council of the National Institute of Social Security.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rane, Josep Maria 1954 births Living people Politicians from Barcelona Socialists' Party of Catalonia politicians Labour ministers of Catalonia