Career
A qualified lawyer, Duran began his political career when he was elected Member of Parliament in the General Elections of Spain in 1979, representing Lleida becoming tinent d"alcalde in the municipality of Lleida. In November 2003 Duran i Lleida advocated calling gay marriage (which is legal in Spain) by a different name. In March 2012 during a fierce debate with Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy, Duran i Lleida asked for the immediate recognition of Kosovo by Spain, and stated that the reasons for non-recognition "are not international but internal".