Diana Riba
Spanish politician
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Diana Riba i Giner (Catalan pronunciation: [diˈanə ˈriβə]; born 21 February 1975) is a Catalan politician from Spain and a member of the European Parliament.
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Diana Riba in 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Spain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diana Riba i Giner 21 February 1975 |
| Citizenship | Spain |
| Party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
Other political affiliations | Ahora Repúblicas |
| Spouse | Raül Romeva |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
Early life
Career
Riba started her career at the Center for Initiatives and Research Centers in the Mediterranean Foundation (CIREM).[1] Later she worked for La Caixa Foundation co-ordinating and managing conferences on cinema and literature at the CaixaForum.[1][2] She was a cultural programmer for the 2004 Universal Forum of Cultures held in Barcelona.[1][2] She ran the Pati dels Llibres book shop in Sant Cugat del Vallès between 2008 and 2019.[1][2] She was treasurer of the Catalan Council of the Children's and Youth Books (Consell Català del Llibre Infantil i Juvenil).[2][3]
Riba is a member of the Castellers in Sant Cugat and the Catalan Association for Civil Rights (Associació Catalana pels Drets Civils).[1][2] In December 2018 she was chosen by the Republican Left of Catalonia to be its number two candidate at the 2019 European Parliament election in Spain.[4][5][6] She contested the election as an Republics Now electoral alliance candidate in Spain and was elected to the European Parliament.[7][8]
Personal life
Riba is the partner of formerly jailed Catalan minister Raül Romeva.[9][10] They have two children – Elda and Noah.[1][2]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 European[7][8] | Spain | Republican Left of Catalonia | Republics Now | 3 | Elected | ||
