Raimon Obiols, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Raimon Obiols

Spanish politician

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1940

Place of Birth: Sarrià, Catalonia, Spain

Profession: politician, geologist, university teacher

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Josep Maria "Raimon" Obiols i Germà (born 5 August 1940, in Barcelona) is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), part of the Party of European Socialists.
He is a high-ranking-member of the PSOE Catalonia wing, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC).
Obiols began his political career in 1977 when he was elected to the Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Barcelona Province serving until 1984, when he resigned after being elected to the Parliament of Catalunya.