Antoni Comín
Antoni Comín i Oliveres (born March 7, 1971) is a Catalan intellectual and politician from Spain. He is currently the executive vice-president of the Council for the Republic and has been an MEP since July 2019. He is the fourth child of the politician and intellectual Alfonso Carlos Comín i Ros and Maria Lluïsa Oliveres i Sanvicens, whose other children are Maria, Pere and Betona. He is the partner of the stage designer Sergi Corbera, and they have a daughter called Laia.
Toni Comín MEP PhD | |
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Official portrait as Regional Minister of Health | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Spain | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Minister of Health of Catalonia | |
| In office 14 January 2016 – 27 October 2017 | |
| President | Carles Puigdemont |
| Preceded by | Boi Ruiz |
| Succeeded by | Alba Vergés (Direct rule until 2 June 2018) |
| Member of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
| In office 26 October 2015 – 30 July 2018 | |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| Vice President of the Council for the Republic | |
| Assumed office 8 December 2018 | |
| President | Carles Puigdemont |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Member of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
| In office 28 June 2004 – 5 October 2010 | |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antoni Comín i Oliveres March 7, 1971 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spain |
| Political party | Junts (2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Citizens for Change (2003–2011) Socialists' Party of Catalonia (2003–2014) Republican Left of Catalonia (2015–2017) Independent (2017–2020) |
| Domestic partner | Sergi Corbera |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Alfonso Carlos Comín (father) |
| Relatives | Jesús Comín Sagüés (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
| Profession | Professor and politician |
He completed his primary, secondary and baccalaureate education at the Santa Ana school in Barcelona and he also studied music, specialising in piano, up to advanced level at the School of Music of Barcelona. He graduated in arts and politics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1996 and was awarded a Robert Schumann Traineeship for work placement at the European Parliament headquarters in Luxembourg. He went on to study his postgraduate in Humanities at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, where he postgraduated.
He embarked upon his professional teaching career at the Sacred Heart School in Barcelona, and between 1998 and 2017 he lectured in the Social Philosophy Department of Esade (Universitat Ramon Llull).