Catalan of the year Award
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The "Catalan of the Year" award is organized by El Periódico de Catalunya
, which since 2000 recognizes the Catalan person that was the most prominent in the development of their social or professional activity during the previous year. The award is voted by readers of the newspaper, after a previous selection of different nominees by a jury composed of persons from different social environments.
The award ceremony "Catalan of the Year" takes place during a solemn ceremony at the Palau de la Música Catalana
in Barcelona
, at the end of each January, attended by the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, the Mayor of Barcelona, and other personalities of the political, economic, social and cultural life of Catalonia.
Along with the prize "Catalan of the Year", The Journal of Catalonia also delivers other awards. The current holder of the award is Josep Guardiola
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| 2000 || Ernest Lluch
, (given posthumously) || Politician.
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| 2001 || Pau Gasol
|| Basketball Player.
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| 2002 || Manuela de Madre || Politician.
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| 2003 || Ferran Adrià
|| Cook.
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| 2004 || Joan Manuel Serrat
|| Singer.
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| 2005 || Joan Massagué || Oncology Scientist.
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| 2006 || Neus Català || A survivor of the Ravensbrück concentration camp
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| 2007 || Pasqual Maragall i Mira
|| Politician. President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
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| 2008 || Vicente Ferrer Moncho
|| Philanthropist
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| 2009 || Josep Guardiola
|| Manager of FC Barcelona
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| 2010 || David Miret ||
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El Periódico de Catalunya
El Periódico de Catalunya is a morning daily newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and owned by Grupo Zeta. El Periódico is actually two newspapers, publishing separate editions in Spanish and in Catalan...
, which since 2000 recognizes the Catalan person that was the most prominent in the development of their social or professional activity during the previous year. The award is voted by readers of the newspaper, after a previous selection of different nominees by a jury composed of persons from different social environments.
The award ceremony "Catalan of the Year" takes place during a solemn ceremony at the Palau de la Música Catalana
Palau de la Música Catalana
The Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for the Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, at the end of each January, attended by the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, the Mayor of Barcelona, and other personalities of the political, economic, social and cultural life of Catalonia.
Along with the prize "Catalan of the Year", The Journal of Catalonia also delivers other awards. The current holder of the award is Josep Guardiola
Josep Guardiola
Josep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala , is a Spanish football manager and former player. Guardiola played as a defensive midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career with FC Barcelona, whom he currently manages. He was part of Johan Cruyff's dream team that won Barcelona's first European Cup....
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Winners
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| 2000 || Ernest Lluch
Ernest Lluch
Ernest Lluch Martín, was a Spanish economist and politician from Catalonia. He was Minister of Health and Consumption from 1982-1986 in the first post-Francisco Franco Spanish Socialist Workers' Party government of Felipe González...
, (given posthumously) || Politician.
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| 2001 || Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain...
|| Basketball Player.
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| 2002 || Manuela de Madre || Politician.
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| 2003 || Ferran Adrià
Ferran Adrià
Ferran Adrià i Acosta is a Catalan chef born on May 14, 1962 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat. He was the head chef of the El Bulli restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava, and is considered one of the best chefs in the world.-Career:...
|| Cook.
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| 2004 || Joan Manuel Serrat
Joan Manuel Serrat
Joan Manuel Serrat i Teresa is a Catalan Spanish singer-songwriter.Serrat is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages...
|| Singer.
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| 2005 || Joan Massagué || Oncology Scientist.
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| 2006 || Neus Català || A survivor of the Ravensbrück concentration camp
Ravensbrück concentration camp
Ravensbrück was a notorious women's concentration camp during World War II, located in northern Germany, 90 km north of Berlin at a site near the village of Ravensbrück ....
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| 2007 || Pasqual Maragall i Mira
Pasqual Maragall i Mira
Pasqual Maragall i Mira is a Catalan politician and was the 127th President of Generalitat de Catalunya . He had previously been Mayor of Barcelona, from 1982 to 1997, and helped run the city's successful Olympic bid....
|| Politician. President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
The President of the Generalitat of Catalonia is the head of government of Catalonia. The president leads the executive branch of the regional government....
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| 2008 || Vicente Ferrer Moncho
Vicente Ferrer Moncho
Vicente Ferrer Moncho was a philanthropist who spent his life working to improve the lives of the poor in the mission he founded in Southern India. Today the Vicente Ferrer Foundation carries out humanitarian projects in Andhra Pradesh, bringing aid to over 2.5 million poor people...
|| Philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
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| 2009 || Josep Guardiola
Josep Guardiola
Josep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala , is a Spanish football manager and former player. Guardiola played as a defensive midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career with FC Barcelona, whom he currently manages. He was part of Johan Cruyff's dream team that won Barcelona's first European Cup....
|| Manager of FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
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| 2010 || David Miret ||
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External links
- Especial Catalán del Año 2005 (in Spanish)