Josep Lluís Trapero Álvarez
Major dels Mossos d'Esquadra Josep Lluís Trapero Álvarez | |
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Josep Lluís Trapero led the investigation and the press conferences of the 2017 Barcelona attacks. | |
| Born | 1965 |
| Alma mater | Open University of Catalonia Institut de Seguretat Pública de Catalunya (Public Safety Institute of Catalonia) |
| Police career | |
| Allegiance | Catalonia |
| Department | Mossos d'Esquadra |
| Service years | 1990–2017, 2020-2022 |
| Rank | Major dels Mossos d'Esquadra (2017, 2020-2022) Comissari en cap dels Mossos d'Esquadra (2013) |
| Awards | Two Mossos d'Esquadra bronze medals to the police merit Three Policía Nacional crosses to police merit with white badge Two Guardia Civil crosses of the order of merit with white badge |
Josep Lluís Trapero Álvarez (Badalona, 1965) is the current Mossos d'Esquadra Major, the highest rank in the Catalan Police. On 28 October 2017, the Spanish government declared him removed from his post, after its invocation of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, suspending Catalonia's autonomy. In 2020, he was restored to his position of Major after being acquitted of wrongdoing by the Audiencia Nacional. Trapero started his career as a Mosso in 1990 and after years of service he was granted the position of Commissioner in 2013. In 2017, after 26 years of service, he achieved the rank of Major, succeeding Joan Unió.