José Alberto Marín, new dean of the Notarial College of Catalonia

The 429 active notaries practicing in Catalonia have just gone to the polls to elect the new dean of the Notarial College of Catalonia. The candidacy presented by the until now vice-dean of the institution, José Alberto Marín Sánchez, has been the winner, in a process that has had a very high participation, since 87% of Catalan notaries cast their vote. Marín received 64% of the votes, compared to 32% for the list headed by the other candidate running in the elections, José Vicente Torres.

Born in 1959, José Alberto Marín has been a notary in Barcelona since 1995. Previously, he had practiced the profession in Galicia and in other Catalan towns such as Les Borges Blanques, Reus, and Sant Feliu de Llobregat. The also professor of the Department of Civil Law at the University of Barcelona has been the vice-dean of the Notarial College for twelve years, during the mandate of Joan Carles Ollé. In addition to practicing as a notary and university professor, Marín is a civil and commercial mediator at the Mediation and Conciliation Center and a full member of the Codification Commission of Catalonia.