Isidre Molas


Isidre Molas i Batllori is a Catalan politician and historian.
He has been the fifth President of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia since 19 July 2008. He has been a Senator from Barcelona since 5 April 2000.

Early years

He was born in Barcelona in 1940. His father was a musician, Isidre Molas i Font, and he is the brother of the historian and writer, Joaquim Molas i Batllori. In 1963, he graduated in law in the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He was an active member of the Front Obrer de Catalunya and joined the left-wing anti-Franco movement Frente de Liberación Popular. In 1962 he was judged and condemnated by a military court.

Beginnings in politics

In the first democratic elections in Catalonia after Franco he was elected deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia serving until 1988. From 1985 to 2008, he was the President of the Federation of the PSC in the Province of Barcelona.

Recent years

In 2000, he was elected Senator from Barcelona by the Catalan Agreement of Progress.
He was translated books, and he published articles from political science.

Publications