Joan Ribó

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ribó and the second or maternal family name is Canut.

Joan Ribó
Ribó in 2019
Mayor of Valencia
In office 13 June 2015 – 17 June 2023
Preceded by	Rita Barberá
Succeeded by	María José Catalá
Member of the Corts Valencianes
In office 26 May 1995 – 27 May 2007
Constituency	Valencia
Personal details
Born	(1947-09-17) 17 September 1947 (age 77) Manresa, Catalonia, Spain
Political party	Compromís (since 2011)
Other political affiliations	United Left (until 2007)
Alma mater	Polytechnic University of Valencia

Joan Ribó Canut (Valencian: [dʒuˈan riˈboj kaˈnut]; born 17 September 1947) is a Spanish politician and engineer who was the mayor of Valencia from 2015 to 2023. Ribó is a member of Coalició Compromís.

Career

Ribó was born on 17 September 1947 in Manresa in the Province of Barcelona.[1] He studied agricultural engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia.[1] Ribó later worked as a school teacher and university professor.[2]

Ribó became active in Valencian politics in the 1980s.[2] He was a member of the Corts Valencianes for the United Left between 1995 and 2007.[1] In 2007 he left the party and in 2011 he became politically active again when he joined Coalició Compromís.[1]

After the Valencian council elections of May 2015 he became mayor of Valencia on 13 June 2015, succeeding Rita Barberá of the People's Party in a historic council election.[3]

After the 2019 local elections that took place on 26 May, Ribó won the elections and was elected mayor of Valencia again. It was the first time that Compromís came first in the local elections in the city.[4]

Personal life

In his spare time, Ribó is an avid gardener and cyclist.[5]

References

1. Antonio Ruiz Valdivia (13 June 2015). "17 cosas que no sabías de Joan Ribó (Compromís)" (in Spanish). Huffington Post.es. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
2. James Badcock (15 June 2015). "Spain's new left-wing mayors promise end to corruption". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015.
3. "El alcalde de Valencia llega en bici al ayuntamiento". El Periódico (in Spanish). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017.
4. Ferran Bono (27 May 2019). "Ribó vence y logra conservar Valencia con los socialistas". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 May 2019.
5. Cristobal Toledo (26 May 2015). "Joan Ribó se pone el traje de alcalde". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2015.