Francesca Violant Cervera i Gòdia (born 12 June 1969) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia, former member of the Parliament of Catalonia and the current Minister of Social Rights of Catalonia.
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| Minister of Social Rights of Catalonia | |
| Assumed office 26 May 2021 | |
| President | Pere Aragonès |
| Preceded by | Chakir El Homrani |
| Member of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
| In office 17 December 2012 – 28 October 2017 | |
| Constituency | Lleida |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francesca Violant Cervera i Gòdia 12 June 1969 Lleida, Catalonia, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Political party | Together for Catalonia |
| Alma mater | University of Lleida |
Early life edit
Cervera was born on 12 June 1969 in Lleida, Catalonia.[1] She has a degree in Hispanic philology from the University of Lleida (1994).[1][2] She joined the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (JNC) in 1989 and the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) in 1990.[1]
Career edit
Cervera was a JNC national councillor and head of its Lleida branch (1997–99).[1] She was a CDC national councillor (1996-00, 2004–08 and 2008–11) and has been a member of its Lleida branch committee since 2004.[1] She has been head of the Casa Gran del Catalanisme's Lleida branch since 2008.[1] In October 2016 Cervera ran for the leadership of the Catalan European Democratic Party's Lleida branch but was defeated by Joan Reñé i Huguet, receiving 26 votes to Reñé's 30 votes.[2][3]
Cervera was Director General of Civic and Community Action at the Generalitat de Catalunya's Department of Social Welfare and Family from 2011 to 2012.[2][4] She has been the Government of Catalonia's delegate in Lleida since 2018.[2][5]
Cervera contested the 1991 local elections as a JNC candidate in Lleida.[1] At the 2009 European elections she was placed 26th on the Coalition for Europe electoral alliance's list of candidates but the alliance only managed to win three seats and as a result she failed to get elected.[6][7]
Cervera contested the 2012 regional election as a Convergence and Union (CiU) electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Lleida and was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia.[8][9] She was re-elected at the 2015 regional election.[10][11]
At the 2021 regional election Cervera was placed 14th on the Together for Catalonia electoral alliance's list of candidates in the Province of Lleida but the alliance only managed to win five seats in the province and as a result she failed to get elected.[12][13] On 26 May 2021 she was sworn in as Minister of Social Rights in the new government of President Pere Aragonès.[14][15][16]
Cervera is a member of Òmnium Cultural and president of the Friends of the Casa Gran del Catalanisme Association of Lleida (Associació Amics de la Casa Gran del Catalanisme de Lleida).[1][17] She is a member of the Revista 16 del Pla d’Urgell's editorial team.[1]
Electoral history edit
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 local | Lleida | Nationalist Youth of Catalonia | Convergence and Union | Not elected | |||
| 2009 European[6][7] | Spain | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | Coalition for Europe | 26 | Not elected | ||
| 2012 regional[8][9] | Province of Lleida | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | Convergence and Union | 8 | Elected | ||
| 2015 regional[10][11] | Province of Lleida | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | Junts pel Sí | 5 | Elected | ||
| 2021 regional[12][13] | Province of Lleida | Together for Catalonia | 14 | Not elected | |||
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "X legislatura: Càrrecs parlamentaris i biografies dels diputats. Composició dels grups parlamentaris" (PDF) (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Parliament of Catalonia. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d Rourera, Mireia (26 May 2021). "La crisi social sobre la taula". El Punt (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Marc Barbens s'imposa com a president del PDC al Solsonès". NacióSolsona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "XI legislatura: Càrrecs parlamentaris i biografies dels diputats" (PDF) (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Parliament of Catalonia. pp. 17–18. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Càrrecs i personal: Departament de la Vicepresidència i d'Economia i Hisenda". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 7678. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 3 August 2018. p. 1. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central - Candidaturas proclamadas a las elecciones de Diputados al Parlamento Europeo convocadas por Real Decreto 482/2009, de 3 de abril, a celebrar el 7 de junio de 2009" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 115. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 12 May 2009. p. 40779. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Parlament Europeo Junio 2009" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral - Junta Electoral Provincial de Lleida". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan) (6239). Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya: 51684. 24 October 2012. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2012: Candidats electes" (PDF) (in Catalan). Departament de Governació, Administracions Públiques i Habitatge, Generalitat de Catalunya. p. 3. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Anuncis Diversos: Administració Electoral - Juntes Electorals Provincials". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 6947. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 1 September 2015. p. 3. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2015: Candidats electes" (PDF) (in Catalan). Departament de Governació, Administracions Públiques i Habitatge, Generalitat de Catalunya. p. 3. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Juntes Electorals Provincials". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 8323A. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 22 January 2021. p. 1. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral Central". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 8355. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 3 March 2021. p. 2. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "New Catalan ministers take office under the presidency of Pere Aragonès". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Calvet, Josep M. (26 May 2021). "Los consellers de Aragonès toman posesión sin referencias al Estatut ni a la Constitución". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Càrrecs i Personal: Departament de la Presidència". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 8418A. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 26 May 2021. p. 1. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Garcia, Eduard (10 February 2010). "La Casa Gran del Catalanisme a Lleida crea una pàgina web per sumar esforços amb tota la societat". El Punt (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. Catalan News Agency. Retrieved 26 May 2021.