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Miriam Tey

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Miriam Tey
Former President of Spain, Mariano Rajoy, receiving managers of Societat Civil Catalana. Tey pictured in center.
Born (1960-12-16) December 16, 1960 (age 63)
Occupation(s)Editor, activist
OrganizationSocietat Civil Catalana (SCC)
Children1

Miriam Tey (born 16 December 1960) is a Spanish editor, writer and political activist. She served as vice-president of the Societat Civil Catalana until replaced by Álex Ramos year 2019[1][2] and is an outspoken opponent of Catalan nationalism and the separatist movement.

Personal life

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Miriam Tey was born in Barcelona, Spain on December 16, 1960.[3] She has one adult son.[3] Tey is the sister-in-law of diplomat, Jorge Moragas.[4]

Career

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Tey began working at the publishing house, Tusquets Editores, when she was 19 years old.[3] After working at Tusquets Editores, she worked as the literary director at the publishing house, Columna Edicions.[3] While working at Columna Edicions, Tey founded Ediciones del Bronce, a publisher of foreign books translated into Spanish.[3] After leaving Columna Edicions, Tey founded El Cobre Ediciones.[3]

From 2003 to 2004, Tey served as director of Spain's Instituto de la Mujer, a public institute to further equality and women's rights.[4] In 2003, El Cobre Ediciones published a novel by Hernan Migoya called Todas Putas (All Whores). The book caused a public backlash, and Tey received significant criticism regarding her perceived conflict as the publisher of the book and director of Instituto de la Mujer.[5] Tey defended Todas Putas as a work of fiction, but ultimately withdrew the book.[5]

Activism

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In 2015, she was a founding member of Centro Libre. Arte y Cultura (CLAC), a cultural and educational center founded to promote Catalan culture, art, and freedom of expression in Spain.[6]

Miriam Tey has served as vice-president of Societat Civil Catalana since 2017.[4] With Societat Civil Catalana and Josep Ramon Bosch, Tey worked to convince Manuel Valls to campaign in Spain's 2019 local elections as a Citizens candidate.[7][8] Tey is an outspoken opponent of Catalan separatism, arguing that those in favor of separatism don't accurately reflect the wishes of the majority.[9]

References

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  1. ^ BARCELONA, EFE / (2019-01-19). "Josep Ramon Bosch vuelve a la presidencia de Societat Civil Catalana". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  2. ^ "Objetivos de Societat Civil Catalana". Societat Civil Catalana. 2019-02-04. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Extremadura, El Periódico. "MIRIAM TEY, DIRECTORA DEL INSTITUTO DE LA MUJER". El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  4. ^ a b c "Miriam Tey, editora de 'Todas putas', cuñada de Moragas y rostro de Sociedad Civil Catalana" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  5. ^ a b "Women's groups call for female official to resign over 'misogynistic'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  6. ^ "Un grupo de intelectuales potenciará la cultura catalana dentro de España". El País (in Spanish). 2015-02-13. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  7. ^ "'Operación Manuel Valls', el proyecto secreto para derrotar al populismo y el independentismo". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-07-19. «¿Por qué no le invitamos a un acto y lo convertimos en un puntal contra el separatismo?», se pregunta Tey. Comparte esa impresión con otros cargos de SCC y deciden iniciar los trámites para traerle a España.
  8. ^ "Josep Ramon Bosch asesora a Manuel Valls". ElNacional.cat (in Spanish). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-19. Josep Ramon Bosch i Codina es el factótum encargado de convencer a Manuel Valls para que encabece la lista "constitucionalista" por Barcelona en las municipales del 2019.
  9. ^ Miriam Tey: Für das Wohl aller Bürger Kataloniens, Die Welt (Berlin), 9 may 2018, p. 2
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