José Enrique Pons Grau

Josep Enric Pons Grau (19 June 1948 – 12 June 2024) was a Spanish politician. A member of the Socialist Party of the Valencian Country, he served in the Congress of Deputies from 1983 to 1986

Pons Grau died on 12 June 2024, at the age of 75.

Early life and education Pons Grau earned a degree (licenciatura) in Philosophy and Letters, specializing in History, from the University of Valencia, and worked as a secondary-school teacher. According to an encyclopedic biography, he began teaching at the Salesianos school in Valencia in 1974 and, during his student years, participated in the founding of the Democratic Students' Union at the University of Valencia.

Political and cultural activity He joined the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) during the 1970s, at a time when it operated clandestinely under the Franco dictatorship.