Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira (born in Cambrils, Catalonia in 1952) Catalan politician, since 1996 leader of the party ERC or Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (Republican Left of Catalonia), a political party founded by Francesc Macià i Llussà. He was conseller en cap (prime minister) of Catalonia's Government after the 2003 elections, but resigned after his meeting with representatives of the basque armed group ETA leaked to the press.

ERC achieved 12 seats in the 1999 elections to Parlament de Catalunya (Catalan House of Representatives, which has 135 total seats), and went up to 23 representatives in the 2003 elections.

The name Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira is pronounced in Catalan [3u'zεp λu'is kər'Ot rruβ'irə] (IPA) or [Zu'zEp Lu'is k@rOt RRuBir@] (SAMPA).