Miquel Mayol i Raynal

Born in Perpignan,^[2] he taught law^[2] and was a founder of Catalan Workers' Left,.^[3] He later joined the Republican Left of Catalonia and was the secretary of their North Catalonia division.^[3]

In June 2001 he became a RLC member of the European Parliament in the Greens–European Free Alliance. He sat in the European Parliament until July 2004.^[1]

He was also an activist in promoting both the Catalan language and its culture.,^[3] and was awarded the 2014 Joan Blanca Prize [ca] alongside Carme Forcadell i Lluís.^[4]