Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia
Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia (born 29 July 1942) is a Spanish politician and Romani rights activist. From 1986 to 1999, he was a Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia
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- Name
- Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia
- Born
- 29 July 1942
- Birthplace
- Puerto Real, Spain
- Occupation
- Politician, lawyer, activist
- Nationality
- Spain
- Education
- Faculty of Communication Sciences
- Honours
- Saint George's Cross · honorary doctorate of the University of Cadiz
- Languages
- Spanish
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Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia (born 29 July 1942) is a Spanish politician and Romani rights activist. From 1986 to 1999, he was a Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
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Biography
Biography
Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia studied at Faculty of Communication Sciences. The recorded working language is Spanish. Places of work recorded in the authority are Strasbourg, Brussels and Madrid. Positions recorded include Member of the Congress of Deputies and Member of the European Parliament. Distinctions recorded are Saint George's Cross and honorary doctorate of the University of Cadiz.
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• Name — Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia • Constituency Mp — Spain • Parliament — European • Term Start — 1986 • Term End — 1999 • Office2 — Member of the Congress of Deputies for Barcelona • Term Start2 — 1977 • Term End2 — 1986 • Party — PSOE • Born — 29 July 1942 • Birthplace — Puerto Real, Spain • Occupation — Politician, lawyer, activist
Background
Background
By profession he is a lawyer and is a graduate in Information Science from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, a Doctor in Information Sciences and Master of General Basic Education (EGB). He was Director of the School of Vocational Rehabilitation, "San Juan Bosco" for the physically handicapped in Barcelona between 1970 and 1990.
Political career
Political career
A member of the Spanish Romani community, he has been involved in highlighting and defending the rights of Romani people. In recognition of this work, in February 2008 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Cádiz, the first Rom to receive this distinction in the world. Ramírez Heredia also promotes Romanò-Kalò, a variant of International Romani, enriched by Caló words. His goal is to reunify the Caló and Romani roots.
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- 1.Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia, primer gitano investido Doctor Honoris Causa - Público.es.
- 2.El presidente gitano de Brasil.
- 3.Doutoramento "honoris-causa" do Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira em 8.VII.1960. (jornais) - PAPIR - Plataforma de Arquivos Pessoais e de Instituições Religiosas.
- 4.Doutor “Honoris Causa” · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
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