Joan Baldoví Roda | |
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Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
Assumed office 1 April 2011 | |
Constituency | Valencia |
Personal details | |
Born | Joan Baldoví Roda 7 August 1958 Sueca, Valencia, Spain |
Political party | Coalició Compromís |
Joan Baldoví Roda (Valencian: [dʒuˈam baldoˈvi ˈrɔða]; born 7 August 1958, in Sueca, Valencia) is a Coalició Compromís politician, who has represented Valencia Province in the Congress of Deputies since 2011. [1]
Baldoví served as a local councillor for his hometown of Sueca for 14 years. He served as Mayor for the 2007 to 2011 term. [2] He resigned from the council in January 2014, citing the difficulty of serving as a local and national politician simultaneously. [3]
During his time in Congress, Baldoví attracted attention after removing his shirt and tie to reveal a t-shirt protesting against bankers. [4] He called for changes in the electoral system to remove electoral thresholds, [5] a Freedom of information act [6] and conducted experiments in direct democracy. [6]