Joaquín Maurín

Joaquín Maurín
Leader of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM)
In office
1935–1936
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAndreu Nin
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
February 1936 – July 1936
General Secretary of the Workers and Peasants' Bloc (BOC)
In office
1931–1935
General Secretary of the National Confederation of Labor (CNT)
In office
15 August 1921 – 22 February 1922
Preceded byAndreu Nin
Succeeded byJoan Peiró
Personal details
BornJoaquín Maurín Juliá
(1896-01-12)12 January 1896
Died18 August 1950(1950-08-18) (aged 65)
PartyWorkers' Party of Marxist Unification
Workers and Peasants' Bloc
OccupationPolitician, trade unionist

Joaquín Maurín Juliá (Catalan: Joaquim Maurín, 12 January 1896 – 5 November 1973) was a Spanish communist politician and activist. The leader of the Workers and Peasants Bloc (BOC) and of the Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (POUM), he was active mainly in Catalonia.