Jordi Hereu i Boher (; born 14 June 1965) is a Spanish politician, serving as minister of Industry and Tourism since 2023. He was mayor of Barcelona from 2006 to 2011. Mayor of Barcelona blog He is married, has two children and holds an MBA in business administration from the ESADE Business School.
He studied marketing at the city's ESADE business school and was later involved in intermodal logistics activities for the Port of Barcelona Interview with Mr Hereu appeared on IMPACT newsletter in which the City Council is one of the major shareholders. He was successively appointed to managing the Districts of Sant Andreu, Les Corts and Gràcia at Barcelona City Council. Jordi Hereu became City Councillor for Security and Transportation in 2003. On 30 August 2006 Hereu was designated as the future Mayor of Barcelona, replacing Joan Clos after the latter was appointed the Minister for Industry. Jordi Hereu took office on 7 September. Hereu formed a minority government with ICV after the May 2007 elections. In the 2011 elections he lost to Xavier Trias.
In 2012 he left all his political responsibilities to focus on the private sector. He is co-founder of Fledge BarcelonaJordi Hereu: "Àfrica és la gran oportunitat, hem de superar barreres" Retrieved 29/07/2020, in Catalan and presides the business hub Barcelona Plataforma Empresarial and IdenCity."About us" Retrieved 29/07/2020 He is a founding signatory of the Barcelona manifesto,"Over one hundred world-class scientists, tech experts and foreign affairs professionals have already signed the manifesto" The Barcelona Manifesto, Retrieved 29/07/2020 which since 2018 made Barcelona the first city in the world with a science and technology diplomacy strategy."Barcelona serà la primera ciutat del món amb diplomàcia científica i tecnològica" Retrieved 29/07/2020, in Catalan
In November 2023, he was appointed Minister of Industry and Tourism in the third government of Pedro Sánchez.
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