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The Plenary votes Esther Giménez-Salinas as Catalan ombudswoman
The plenary of Thursday 30 June 2022 held the specific session to elect Esther Giménez-Salinas i Colomer Catalan ombudswoman (síndica de greuges), in replacement of Rafael Ribó
With 91 votes in favour and 39 votes against, Giménez-Salinas, the sole candidate, has been elected for a six-year term. She will take office shortly, in an institutional act in the Catalan Parliament.
Esther Giménez-Salinas i Colomer holds a PhD in Law (1978), has a Law Degree (1971), and she is also a graduate in Applied Psychology (1976) by the University de Barcelona. She has been rector of the University Ramon Llull (2002-2012), member of the Spanish General Council of the Judiciary (1996-2001), head of Institutional Relations at the Catalan Ministry of Justice (1995-1996), deputy director of the UB Institute of Criminology (1993-1996), member of the Council of Europe's Scientific Committee on Criminal Policy (1993-1997) and Director General of the Centre for Legal Studies and Specialised Training of the Catalan Ministry of Justice (1983-1993).
The first appointed Catalan Ombudsman (síndic de greuges) was Frederic Rahola, elected in 1984; he was re-elected in 1989 and served until his death on 23 November 1992. Anton Cañellas succeeded him in February 1993 and was re-elected in 1998 for a second five-year term, which lasted until June 2004. Finally, Rafael Ribó began his term as Catalan Ombudsman in 2004, and was re-elected in 2010 for nine years, in accordance with Act 24/2009, of December 23, 2009, on the Síndic de Greuges.
