Honorary Academician
Social Sciences
Date of admission: November 7, 2023
Admission speech: «Institutions and Entrepreneurs in the 21st Century»
Reply speech: Hon. Dr. Aldo Olcese Santonja, Doctor in Financial Economics
President of Foment del Treball Nacional: Businessman and economist, Vice President of the CEOE, he combines extensive parliamentary experience —as a Member of Parliament and Senator for Catalonia— with corporate leadership in the family group Conservas DANI.
JOSEP SÁNCHEZ LLIBRE
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
- Degree in Business Administration and Master in Business Management from ESADE.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- Member of Parliament (Congress of Deputies) for Convergència i Unió (5th–10th legislatures).
- Deputy spokesperson of the parliamentary group in the Board of Spokespersons (5th–10th legislatures).
- Senator appointed by the Parliament of Catalonia (4th legislature).
- Member of the Parliament of Catalonia for Convergència i Unió (3rd and 4th legislatures).
- Entrepreneur and Vice President of Conservas DANI, S.A.U.
- President of Foment del Treball and Vice President of the CEOE since 2018.
PUBLICATIONS
- Author of the book Les veritats de l’Estatut (2006).
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
- Award from the Associació de Treballadors Autònoms de Catalunya (2003).
- Bernardo O’Higgins Medal, awarded by the President of Chile, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (2004).
- Honorary Member of the Official College of Commercial and Business Graduates of Barcelona (2009).
- Medal of Honour from Foment del Treball for Business Career (2009).
- Gold and Diamond Badge of RCD Espanyol (2011).
- Gold Medal of the Order of Chambers of Commerce (2014).
- Red Cross Medal for his personal commitment to the humanitarian programme “Creu Roja Respon” (2020).
- Medal of Honour of Automobile Barcelona (2021).
- Honorary Member of the Register of Economist Auditors of the General Council of Economists (2021).
- Gaudí Gresol Award for Notoriety and Excellence in the “Business Leadership” category (2022).
