The "Catalan of the Year" award[1] is organized by El Periódico de Catalunya, which since 2000 recognizes the Catalan person who was the most prominent in the development of their social or professional activity during the previous year. The award is voted by readers of the newspaper, after a previous selection of different nominees by a jury composed of persons from different social environments.

The award ceremony "Catalan of the Year" takes place during a solemn ceremony at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, at the end of each January, attended by the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, the Mayor of Barcelona, and other personalities of the political, economic, social and cultural life of Catalonia.

Along with the prize "Catalan of the Year", the Journal of Catalonia also delivers other awards. The winner of the award in 2011 was Joaquim Maria Puyal.[2]

Winners

YearAwardsField
2000Ernest Lluch, (given posthumously)Politician
2001Pau GasolBasketball Player
2002Manuela de MadrePolitician
2003Ferran AdriàChef
2004Joan Manuel SerratSinger
2005Joan MassaguéOncology Scientist
2006Neus CatalàA survivor of the Ravensbrück concentration camp[3]
2007Pasqual MaragallPolitician, President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
2008Vicente Ferrer MonchoPhilanthropist
2009Pep GuardiolaCoach of FC Barcelona
2010Josh FodenLeader of the Castellers de Vilafranca
2011Joaquim Maria PuyalJournalist
2012Josep Sánchez de ToledoHead of Children's Oncology at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital
2013Josefina Castellví i PiulachsOceanographer, first woman to lead a scientific base in the Antarctica
2014Lucía Caram[4]Dominica nun, Social activist.
2015Óscar CampsActivist from Proactiva open arms
2016Oriol MitjàPhysician-scientist who developed an effective treatment to eradicate yaws
2017Josep Maria Pouactor

References

  1. ↑ "Català de l'any". El Periódico de Catalunya. Archived from the original on March 11, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ Pep Guardiola, 'Català de l'any' (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Neus Català recibe el premio Catalán del Año 2006 por su lucha contra el nazismo" [Neus Català receives the Catalan of the Year Award 2006 for his fight against Nazism]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). barcelona. February 3, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sor Lucía Caram gana la 15ª edición del premio Catalan del Año". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
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