Juan Jose Aizcorbe Torra
Juan Jose Aizcorbe Torra | |
|---|---|
 Torra in 2021 | |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1959 Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain |
| Political party | Vox (2018-) Spanish Democratic Party (1998-2008) People's Party (1990-1997) |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
Juan Jose Aizcorbe Torra (born 9 July 1959) is a Spanish politician and lawyer who is a deputy in the Congress of Deputies for the Vox party.
Biography[edit]
Torra holds a law degree from the University of Barcelona and a master's in business studies ESIC University in Madrid. He was called to the bar in Barcelona before working as a lawyer specializing in bankruptcy law in the private sector.[1][2]
He describes himself as a practicing Catholic and is married with three children.[1]
Political career[edit]
He was associated to the Juntas Españolas in Barcelona, but left the organisation after describing it as too radical and joined the People's Party.[3] In 1998, he led the Spanish Democratic Party (PADE) in Catalonia.[3]
Since 2018, he has been a member of Vox and was elected to the Congress of Deputies in the November 2019 Spanish general election for the Barcelona constituency.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Juan José Aizcorbe Torra - XIV Legislatura". Congreso de los Diputados (in Spanish). 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ Ballesteros, Roberto R. (2019-11-23). "La Fox de Vox: Intereconomía, los Ariza y sus empresas en el ascenso de Abascal". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ a b Ballesteros, Roberto R. (2019-04-16). "Juanjo Aizcorbe, de abogado de Ariza y los Franco a número dos de Vox por Barcelona". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-21.