Jaume Collboni

Jaume Collboni. Mayor of Barcelona and leader of the “Mayors for Housing” alliance

Jaume Collboni graduated in Law from Barcelona University and has been the mayor of the city since June 2023.

He was the driving force behind the setting up of the Technical Office of UGT Catalonia trade union and was a member of its National Executive from 1998 to 2006. At that time, he was also one of the founders of the Catalan Centre for Economic and Social Research (CRESC).

He was also a councillor for trade union representation of the Economic and Social Council of Spain. Between 2005 and 2010 he was the coordinator of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the Catalan Parliament.

In 2011, he was appointed Secretary of Communication and Spokesman for the Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSC) and was elected to the Catalan Parliament. He was spokesperson for the Committee on Business and Employment and was a member of the Committee on Electoral Law and of the Transparency Act Committee.

Colliboni was Second Deputy Mayor and First Deputy Mayor of Barcelona City Council from 2016 to 2023.