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Manuel Balcells i Díaz

Politician

Manuel Balcells i Díaz is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Manel Balcells i Díaz · Manuel Balcells i Díaz · Мануэль Бальсельс и Диас · مانويل بالسيلس اى دياز · 曼努埃尔·巴塞尔斯·伊·迪亚兹				[sources]
Other name	Manuel Balcells · Manuel Balcells Díaz · Manuel Balcells i Diaz				[sources]
Birth date	1958-01-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Ripoll				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Spain				[sources]
Citizenship	Spain				[sources]
Classification	National government (past) · State government (past)				[sources]
First name	Manel · Manuel				[sources]
Last name	Balcells · Díaz				[sources]
Title	The Honourable				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6752432				[sources]
Position	First Deputy Mayor · Minister of Health of Catalonia (2022-2024) · Minister of Universities, Research and the Information Society (2006-2006) · city councillor of Granollers (1995-2001) · director (2017-)				[sources]
Education	Autonomous University of Barcelona				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Catalan politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-05

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Laia Balcells Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Universities, Research and the Information Society	2006-04-20	2006-05-11

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