Ignasi Giménez Renom
Ignasi Giménez Renom is the mayor of Castellar del Vallès.
After having earning his PhD in law at the Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona, Renom worked as a journalist in Cadena Ser and in the City council of Badia del Vallès. Weeks after the murder of Ernest Lluch, Ignasi Giménez affiliated to the Socialists' Party of Catalonia and in the Spanish municipal elections of 2003 became a councillor of Castellar of Vallès by the socialist municipal group. At the end of October 2004 he became First Secretary of the socialist local association and in 2005 was chosen as a candidate to the mayorship in the municipal elections of May 27, 2007 with the support of the political platform Castellar en positiu. On May 27, 2007, the PSC-PM became the most voted political party in Castellar del Valles with 41.25% of popular vote and 10 councillors, one of whom was the former deputy José Eduardo González Navas. On 16 June 2007, Giménez became the sixth mayor of Castellar del Vallès from the reinstauration of the democracy in Spain.
On May 22, 2011 with 50,14% of popular vote, Giménez was reelected.
