Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas


Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas i Sayrol is a Spanish academic, lawyer and politician from Catalonia who serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Early life

Alonso-Cuevillas was born on 22 November 1961 in Barcelona, Catalonia. He is the son and brother of lawyers. He has a diploma in Catalan civil law and bachelor's degree in law from the University of Barcelona. He received a doctorate in law from the university in 1990 after producing a thesis titled La Comparecencia Preparatoria del Juicio de Menor Cuantía. He also has a bachelor's degree in economics and business administration from the Abat Oliba CEU University and a master's degree in audit of accounts.

Career

Alonso-Cuevillas was a scholar at the Ministry of Education and Science. He joined the University of Barcelona in 1988 as a lecturer. He was promoted to interim associate professor in 1992 and the following year became an associate professor. In 2005 he became professor of procedural law.
Alonso-Cuevillas was dean of the Bar Association of Barcelona, president of the Council of Catalan Law and president of the European Federation of the Bar Association. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Doctors of Spain. He received the Ferran Termes Prize in 2015.
Alonso-Cuevillas is the lawyer for exiled President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont. He contested the 2019 general election as a Together for Catalonia electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.
In July 2020 Alonso-Cuevillas joined the newly formed Together for Catalonia political party.

Electoral history