Juli Minoves Triquell

Juli Minoves i Triquell (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒuli miˈnɔβəs]; born 15 August 1969) is an Andorran diplomat, author, and the 13th President of Liberal International.

Minoves was educated as an economist (University of Fribourg) and Political Scientist (Yale University).

Minoves served as Foreign Minister of Andorra from 12 April 2001 until 7 May 2007, at which point in time he was appointed Minister of Public Affairs (Government Spokesman), of Culture and Higher Education. From December 2007 until May 2009 he was Minister of Public Affairs, of Economic Development, Tourism, Culture and Universities.

Previously to his ministerial positions, Minoves had served Andorra as Ambassador Permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador to the United States of America, to Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, and the World Trade Organization.

Minoves is vice president and member of the bureau (twice elected) of Liberal International. In 2014, he was elected President of Liberal International by the 59th Congress, which convened in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He was succeeded as president by Hakima El Haite on 30 November 2018.

Minoves is currently an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of La Verne in Southern California.

He is the author of multiple works of fiction, among which his novel Segles de Memòria wasawarded with the Fiter i Rossell Prize in 1989.