Toni Postius

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In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Postius and the second or maternal family name is Terrado; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Toni Postius
Postius in October 2019
Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
In office
28 December 2015 – 5 March 2019
ConstituencyLleida
Member of Lleida Municipal Council
Assumed office
2011
Personal details
Born
Antoni Postius i Terrado

(1984-08-11) 11 August 1984 (age 39)
Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Political partyCatalan European Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations		Together for Catalonia
Alma materUniversity of Lleida
Websitetonipostius.cat

Antoni Postius i Terrado (born 11 August 1984) is a Catalan politician and a former member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Early life[edit]

Postius was born on 11 August 1984 in Lleida, Catalonia.[1] He was educated at the Joan XXIII and Joc de la Bola public schools and IES Ronda.[2] He has a degree in law from the University of Lleida.[1][2][3] He also spent a year at University College Vitus Bering in Horsens, Denmark.[2] He has a degree in law and is a member of the bar association in Lleida.[2][3] He was head of the local branch of the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (JNC) (2006–08), president of JNC in Lleida (2008–10) and a member of the JNC's National Executive Committee.[3][4]

Career[edit]

Postius addresses the CDC's "Acte a Cervera" event on 22 June 2016

Postius is a computer engineer and was a co-owner of a computer company before joining the family business, Tintorerías Postius.[1][2]

Postius contested the 2011 local elections as a Convergence and Union (CiU) electoral alliance candidate in Lleida and was elected.[5][6] He was re-elected at the 2015 local elections.[7][8]

Postius contested the 2015 general election as a Democracy and Freedom (DiL) electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Lleida and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[9][10] He was re-elected at the 2016 general election.[11][12]

Postius is the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT)'s mayoral candidate in Lleida at the 2019 local elections.[13][14] He contested the 2019 local elections as a Together for Catalonia (JxCat) candidate in Lleida and was re-elected though he did not become mayor.[15]

Electoral history[edit]

Electoral history of Toni Postius
Election Constituency Party Alliance No. Result
2011 local[5][6] Lleida Democratic Convergence of Catalonia Convergence and Union 6 Elected
2015 local[7][8] Lleida Democratic Convergence of Catalonia Convergence and Union 1 Elected
2015 general[9][10] Province of Lleida Democratic Convergence of Catalonia Democracy and Freedom 1 Elected
2016 general[11][12] Province of Lleida Democratic Convergence of Catalonia 1 Elected
2019 local[15] Lleida Catalan European Democratic Party Together for Catalonia 1 Elected

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Members: XII Legislatura ( 2016-2019 ) - Postius Terrado, Antoni" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Toni Postius Terrado" (in Catalan). Lleida, Spain: Ajuntament de Lleida. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "La militància del PDeCAT de Lleida ratifica Toni Postius com a cap de llista a les municipals del 2019". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 21 December 2018. 15 February 2018.
  4. ^ "La militància del PDeCAT de Lleida ratifica Toni Postius com a cap de llista a les municipals del 2019". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Catalan News Agency. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Eleccions Locals 2011: Relació de Candidatures Proclamades - Junta Electoral de Zona de Lleida" (PDF). Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Lleida (in Catalan). No. 61. Lleida, Spain: Diputació de Lleida. 26 April 2011. p. 129. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Lleida" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Lleida - Candidatures proclamades en aquesta Junta Electoral per a les eleccions locals 2015" (PDF). Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Lleida (in Catalan). No. 80. Lleida, Spain: Diputació de Lleida. 28 April 2015. p. 259. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2015 - Mun. Lleida" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Lleida" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 281. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 24 November 2015. p. 110759. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Diciembre 2015" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Lleida" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 131. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 31 May 2016. p. 35623. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Junio 2016" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Toni Postius serà el candidat del PDeCAT en les municipals del 2019 a Lleida". El Món (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Catalan News Agency. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  14. ^ Martínez, Gerard (4 December 2018). "Toni Postius: "No s'havia presentat mai una oportunitat tan clara com la que tindrem al maig"". Ara (in Catalan). Barcelona, Catalonia. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Lleida - Candidatures proclamades en aquesta Junta Electoral per a les Eleccions Locals 2019" (PDF). Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Lleida (in Catalan). No. 83. Lleida, Spain: Diputació de Lleida. 30 April 2019. p. 256. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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