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Qui Són Els Consellers Del Govern Que Ingressaran a Presó Política | | Actualitzat el 02/11/2017 a les 18:15 Qui són els consellers del Govern que ingressaran a presó El grup el lidera el vicepresident Oriol Junqueras i l'únic que pot evitar una estada llarga sense llibertat és Santi Vila si paga una fiança de 50.000 euros Reunió del Govern del 26 de setembre del 2017 | ACN L'Audiència Nacional espanyola ha enviat aquest dijous vuit membres del Govern a la presó (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141879/govern/catalunya/preso) . Una decisió inèdita que, amb l'horitzó de les eleccions del 21-D (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141500/rajoy/convoca/eleccions/catalanes/21/desembre) , segur que té conseqüències imprevisibles. Aquests són els noms i les trajectòries dels dirigents de la Generalitat que hauran d'afrontar un període indeterminat sense llibertat. L'única excepció és la de Santi Vila, que podrà eludir el tràngol si paga 50.000 euros (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141883/fiscalia/demana/preso/sense/fianca/tots/consellers/exc epte/santi/vila) . https://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141925/qui-son-consellers-govern-ingressaran-preso Pagina 1 de 10 Oriol Junqueras Oriol Junqueras Foto: Adrià Costa És el vicepresident del Govern des de principis del 2016 i màxim dirigent d'ERC des del 2011. Oriol Junqueras (Barcelona, 1969) va agafar les regnes del partit després de l'enfonsament electoral dels republicans i l'ha situat com a líder a totes les enquestes. Com a conseller d'Economia ha estat un dels principals encarregats de l'organització del referèndum de l'1 d'octubre. Les peces clau del seu equip, Josep Maria Jové i Lluís Savadó, van ser detinguts el 20 de setembre (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/138741/actuacio/guardia/civil/15/detinguts/investigats/41/escor colls) per la maquinària de la consulta. Té dos fills petits. https://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141925/qui-son-consellers-govern-ingressaran-preso Pagina 2 de 10 Jordi Turull El portaveu del Govern, Jordi Turull, en roda de premsa el 24 d'octubre de 2017. Foto: Rafa Garrido/ACN Conseller de la Presidència des del juliol (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/134827/turull/substitueix/munt/presidencia/forn/entra/conseller/i nterior) , Jordi Turull és un dirigent del PDECat amb àmplia trajectòria parlamentària. De fet, fins que no va ingressar al Govern va comandar el grup de Junts pel Sí a la cambra catalana. Nascut a Parets del Vallès l'any 1966, Turull forma part del nucli dur del Govern i ha participat en totes les reunions rellevants per fer possible el referèndum i ha estat la cara pública de l'executiu com a portaveu. Té dues filles. És un dels dirigents que no van exiliar-se a Brussel·les. https://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141925/qui-son-consellers-govern-ingressaran-preso Pagina 3 de 10 Raül Romeva Raül Romeva Foto: Adrià Costa Va ser durant anys eurodiputat d'ICV i, després d'un breu període fora de la política, va ser reclutat com a cap de llista de Junts pel Sí. Un cop es va poder formar Govern, Raül Romeva (Madrid, 1971) va assumir el càrrec de conseller d'Afers Exteriors, Relacions Institucionals i Transparència a proposta d'ERC. Al seu càrrec hi ha totes les delegacions a l'estranger que el govern espanyol ha dissolt després de l'article 155 de la Constitució (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141500/rajoy/cessa/puigdemont/tot/govern) . https://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141925/qui-son-consellers-govern-ingressaran-preso Pagina 4 de 10 Josep Rull Josep Rull Foto: Adrià Costa El conseller de Territori i Sostenibilitat va ser un dels pocs que va acudir dilluns al seu despatx (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141695/junqueras/segon/conseller/entrar/al/despatx) quan va estava formalment cessat per la legalitat espanyola. Josep Rull (Terrassa, 1968) és un dirigent amb dècades d'experiència en l'antiga Convergència i un dels alts càrrecs del PDECat més apreciats per les bases. Va ser coordinador general de CDC, càrrec que va deixar quan Puigdemont el va cridar per entrar al Govern. Durant anys va ser regidor a Terrassa, el seu municipi. https://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141925/qui-son-consellers-govern-ingressaran-preso Pagina 5 de 10 Meritxell Borràs La consellera de Governació, Meritxell Borràs, en un acte del PDECat Foto: PDECat La consellera de Governació va ser dimarts a Brussel·les amb els seus companys a l'exili, però finalment va optar per declarar a l'Audiència Nacional. Meritxell Borràs (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 1964) va entrar a l'executiu sota el lideratge d'Artur Mas durant el juny del 2015, i Carles Puigdemont la va mantenir al càrrec. Té una llarga trajectòria com a diputada al Parlament. https://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141925/qui-son-consellers-govern-ingressaran-preso Pagina 6 de 10 Dolors Bassa Dolors Bassa Foto: Adrià Costa Va ser número sis per Girona de la candidatura de Junts pel Sí i, quan es va formar Govern, ERC la va reclamar per dirigir el Departament de Treball, Afers Socials i Famílies. Dolors Bassa (Torroella de Montgrí, 1959) és mestra de formació i ha dedicat bona part de la seva carrera professional al sindicalisme des de la UGT gironina. https://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141925/qui-son-consellers-govern-ingressaran-preso Pagina 7 de 10 Joaquim Forn Joaquim Forn, al Pati del Tarongers Foto: Adrià Costa El conseller d'Interior, fa només dos mesos i mig, va haver d'afrontar en primera persona la resposta als atemptats jihadistes de Barcelona i de Cambrils (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/136687/minut/minut/atemptat/terrorista/barcelona) . En cinc dies, els Mossos d'Esquadra van escapçar la cèl·lula (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/136901/caiguda/trets/younes/abouyaaqoub/neutralitza/cellula/t errorista) que els havia fet possibles. Joaquim Forn (Barcelona, 1964) va entrar al Govern per substituir Jordi Jané. Amb una llarga trajectòria dins de Convergència i després al PDECat, Forn era dimarts a Brussel·les amb Puigdemont, però finalment va tornar cap a Barcelona (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141810/video/ultres/increpen/consellers/seva/arribada/barcelon a) . https://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141925/qui-son-consellers-govern-ingressaran-preso Pagina 8 de 10 Carles Mundó El conseller de Justícia, Carles Mundó, en roda de premsa Foto: ACN El conseller de Justícia, Carles Mundó (Vic, 1976), és el membre del Govern més jove. Ja va formar part de l'administració durant el tripartit, amb un alt càrrec al departament de Cultura. Mundó, que combina el perfil tècnic amb el polític, també ha format part de decisions rellevants relacionades amb el procés i és un dels que es va quedar a Barcelona mentre els seus companys anaven a Brussel·les. https://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141925/qui-son-consellers-govern-ingressaran-preso Pagina 9 de 10 Santi Vila El conseller de Cultura, Santi Vila, després de la reunió del Govern Foto: ACN És l'únic dels que ha anat a declarar que pot evitar la presó si paga 50.000 euros de fiança. Santi Vila (Granollers, 1973) va deixar el Govern el dia abans de la declaració (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141425/santi/vila/presenta/dimissio/despr/puigdemont/descarti/ eleccions) de la independència i aquest dies s'ha desmarcat del full de ruta de l'executiu. Vila va ser alcalde de Figueres, diputat i ha ocupat tres àrees de la Generalitat: Territori, Cultura i Empresa i Coneixement. Ha indicat que vol ser candidat del PDECat a les eleccions del 21-D (http://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141728/santi/vila/es/postula/liderar/llista/pdecat/al/21-d) . https://www.naciodigital.cat/noticia/141925/qui-son-consellers-govern-ingressaran-preso Pagina 10 de 10.
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