Meritxell Batet
Meritxell Batet Lamaña (Catalan pronunciation: [məɾiˈtʃeʎ βəˈtɛt]; born 19 March 1973) is a Spanish jurist, former politician, and member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), who served as President of the Congress of Deputies from 2019 to 2023. Prior to this, she served as Minister for Territorial Policy and Civil Service of the Government of Spain between June 2018 and May 2019.
Meritxell Batet | |
|---|---|
| President of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 21 May 2019 – 16 August 2023 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Preceded by | Ana Pastor Julián |
| Succeeded by | Francina Armengol |
| Minister for Territorial Policy and Civil Service | |
| In office 7 June 2018 – 20 May 2019 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (Territorial Policy) Cristóbal Montoro (Civil Service) |
| Succeeded by | Luis Planas |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 21 May 2019 – 6 September 2023 | |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| In office 13 July 2016 – 15 June 2018 | |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| In office 13 January 2016 – 19 July 2016 | |
| Constituency | Madrid |
| In office 2 April 2004 – 13 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1973 Barcelona, Catalonia, Francoist Spain |
| Political party | PSC-PSOE (2008–present) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Pompeu Fabra University |
| Occupation | Jurist, academic and politician |
A lecturer of Constitutional Law at Pompeu Fabra University, she has been a member of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the 8th through 14th terms of the lower house.
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