Juli Minoves-Triquell
Rector, Universitat d'Andorra, Andorra
Professor Minoves-Triquell has been Rector of the University of Andorra, the Principality’s public university, since the University Board elected him in 2024. In 2026 he was also elected President of the French-Speaking Rectors’ Conference of Western Europe (C2R-EO, AUF), and he sits on the Board of the International Academy of Scientific Francophonie (AIFS).
Born in Andorra la Vella on August 15, 1969, he completed his secondary education at the French Lycée Comte de Foix in Andorra. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economic and social sciences from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), and a Ph.D. and two master’s degrees in political science from Yale University (USA).
A professor of political science at the University of La Verne in California, where he directed the Institute for International Studies, he has been a visiting professor at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB). In 2022 he was elected to the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences of Spain (Instituto de España). His research focuses on small states, the role of the head of state in political systems, and neutrality.
He has served his country in diplomacy and politics. He was Andorra’s first Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador to the United States, Spain, and the United Kingdom, among other diplomatic posts.
During six years as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he negotiated Andorra’s 2004 agreements with the European Union and led its participation in the Ibero-American summits and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. He also served as Minister of Culture, Higher Education, Economic Development, and Tourism, and as Government spokesperson.