Alba Vergés Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Office:Acting President of the Parliament of Catalonia
Term Start:28 July 2022
Term End:9 June 2023
Predecessor:Laura Borràs
Successor:Anna Erra
Office1:First Vice President of the Parliament of Catalonia
President1:Laura Borràs (2021–2022)
Term Start1:15 June 2021
Predecessor1:Anna Caula i Paretas
Office2:Minister of Health
Term Start2:2 June 2018
Term End2:26 May 2021
President2:Quim Torra
Predecessor2:Toni Comín
Successor2:Josep Maria Argimon
Office3:Fourth Secretary of the Parliament of Catalonia
Term Start3:17 January 2018
Term End3:4 June 2018
Predecessor3:Ramona Barrufet i Santacana
Successor3:Adriana Delgado i Herreros
Constituency Mp4:the Province of Barcelona
Parliament4:Catalan
Term Start4:18 December 2012
Term End4:14 June 2018
Successor4:Marc Sanglas i Alcantarilla
Birth Name:Alba Vergés i Bosch
Birth Date:3 September 1978
Birth Place:Igualada, Catalonia, Spain
Party:Republican Left of Catalonia
Otherparty:Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes
Alma Mater:University of Barcelona
Open University of Catalonia
Occupation:Economist

Alba Vergés i Bosch (born 3 September 1978) is a Catalan economist and politician who is current serving as the First Vice President of the Parliament of Catalonia since 2021 and as Acting President of the Parliament of Catalonia from July 2022 until June 2023, when she was succeeded by Anna Erra.

Early life

Vergés was born on 3 September 1978 in Igualada, Catalonia, Spain.[1] [2] She has a degree in economics from the University of Barcelona and a degree in technical engineering in computer management from the Open University of Catalonia.[1] [2]

Career

Vergés worked as an economist in the elderly care and as a junior programmer in information and communications technology, developing clothing store management software.[2] [3] She was an administrative officer at the Colegio Oficial de Agentes Comerciales de Barcelona in Anoia and in charge of administration, accounting and finance at the Sociosanitario Consortium of Igualada, an organisation that manages public elder care centres, from 2008 to 2012.[2] [3]

Vergés joined the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) in 2011 and became president of its Igualada branch in 2012.[1] [2] She is a member of the Assemblea Nacional Catalana and La Teixidora.[4] [5] At the 2011 local elections Puigneró was placed 3rd on the Republican Left of Catalonia-Reagrupament-Acord Municipal electoral alliance's list of candidates in Igualada but the alliance only managed to win two seats in the municipality and as a result she was not elected.[6] [7]

Vergés contested the 2012 regional election as a Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí) electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia.[8] [9] She was re-elected at the 2015 and 2017 regional elections.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] She was elected to the Board of the Parliament of Catalonia as Fourth Secretary on 17 January 2018.[15] [16]

On 19 May 2018 newly elected President of Catalonia Quim Torra nominated a new government in which Toni Comín, who was in living in exile, was to be Minister of Health.[17] [18] [19] However, the Spanish government condemned the inclusion of jailed/exiled politicians in the government as provocative and refused to approve Torra's appointments or to revoke direct rule.[20] [21] [22] Faced with this opposition Torra announced a new government on 29 May 2018 without the jailed/exiled politicians.[23] [24] Vergés was to be Minister of Health in the new government.[25] [26] [27] She was sworn in on 2 June 2018 at the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya.[28] [29] [30] She resigned as Fourth Secretary on 4 June 2018 and as an MP on 14 June 2018.[31] [32]

Electoral history

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Republican Left of Catalonia-Reagrupament-Acord Municipal 3 Not elected
10 Elected
23 Elected
6 Elected

Notes and References

  1. News: ERC situa Alba Vergés a la Mesa del Parlament . 14 June 2018 . . . 17 January 2018 . Girona, Spain . Catalan.
  2. News: Alba Vergés asume Salud tras presidir la comisión de esta área del Parlament . 14 June 2018 . . . 29 May 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . Spanish.
  3. News: Alba Vergés, de la Mesa del Parlament a la Conselleria de Salut . 14 June 2018 . . . 29 May 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . Spanish.
  4. News: Benito . Carla . Des de llistes municipals a presidir la comissió de salut al Parlament per acabar de consellera de Salut: el recorregut d'Alba Vergés en sis anys . 14 June 2018 . El Diari de la Sanitat . 30 May 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan.
  5. Web site: Alba Vergés . . 14 June 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan.
  6. Web site: Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Igualada . Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona . 20 April 2011 . 29 . 14 June 2018 . . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan .
  7. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Igualada. Ministry of the Interior. 14 June 2018. Madrid, Spain. Spanish. 26 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html. dead.
  8. Administració Electoral - Juntes Electorals Provincials . Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya . 24 October 2012 . 6239 . 51639 . 14 June 2018 . . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan .
  9. Web site: Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2012: Candidats electes. Departament de Governació, Administracions Públiques i Habitatge, Generalitat de Catalunya. 26 December 2017. 2. Catalan.
  10. Anuncis Diversos: Administració Electoral - Juntes Electorals Provincials . Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya . 1 September 2015 . 6947 . 10 . 10 June 2018 . . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan .
  11. Web site: Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2015: Candidats electes. Departament de Governació, Administracions Públiques i Habitatge, Generalitat de Catalunya. 17 January 2018. 1. Catalan.
  12. Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Barcelona . . 19 November 2017 . 281 . 111420 . 10 June 2018 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  13. Web site: Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2017: Composició del Parlament. Generalitat de Catalunya. 17 January 2018. Catalan. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105244/https://resultats.parlament2017.cat/09AU/DAU09000XX.htm?lang=ca. 22 December 2017.
  14. News: Los 135 diputados del Parlament de Catalunya tras el 21-D. 11 May 2018. La Vanguardia. 22 December 2017. Barcelona, Spain. Catalan.
  15. News: Pardo Torregrosa. Iñaki. Así es la nueva Mesa del Parlament. 19 January 2018. La Vanguardia. 17 January 2018. Barcelona, Spain. Spanish.
  16. News: Ubieto. Gabriel. Així és la nova Mesa del Parlament. 19 January 2018. El Periódico de Catalunya. 17 January 2018. Barcelona, Spain. Catalan.
  17. News: Torra nominates new government including jailed and exiled officials. 19 May 2018. Catalan News Agency. 19 May 2018. Barcelona, Spain.
  18. News: Torra nombra en su Govern a Aragonès, Artadi, Turull, Rull, Comín, Puig y Maragall. 19 May 2018. La Vanguardia. 19 May 2018. Barcelona, Spain. Spanish.
  19. News: Puente. Arturo. Torra nombra a los encarcelados Turull y Rull consellers de su nuevo Govern. 19 May 2018. eldiario.es. 19 May 2018. Madrid, Spain. Spanish.
  20. News: Stothard. Michael. Rajoy wins opposition support to keep direct rule over Catalonia. 29 May 2018. Financial Times. 20 May 2018. London, U.K..
  21. News: Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy urges Catalonia to form 'viable' government. 29 May 2018. The New Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 21 May 2018. Chennai, India.
  22. News: Day. Paul. Spain to maintain control of Catalonia - El Pais. 29 May 2018. Reuters. 20 May 2018. London, U.K..
  23. News: Torra proposes new nominations to overcome Spain's block on forming government. 29 May 2018. Catalan News Agency. 29 May 2018. Barcelona, Spain.
  24. News: Torra unblocks new Catalan government, replacing ministers in exile and prison with new names. 29 May 2018. El Nacional. EFE. 29 May 2018. Barcelona, Spain.
  25. Web site: El nou executiu tindrà 13 departaments. Generalitat de Catalunya. 29 May 2018. Barcelona, Spain. Catalan. 29 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180530034851/http://web.gencat.cat/ca/actualitat/detall/Nou-decret-de-nomenaments-per-formar-el-Govern-de-Catalunya. 30 May 2018. dead.
  26. News: Torra sustituye a los cuatro consellers vetados para desbloquear el Govern. 29 May 2018. La Vanguardia. 29 May 2018. Barcelona, Spain. Spanish.
  27. News: Torra nomena nou govern per superar el bloqueig. 29 May 2018. El Punt. 29 May 2018. Girona, Spain. Catalan.
  28. News: Catalan government takes office in emotional event, lifting direct rule. 3 June 2018. Catalan News Agency. 2 June 2018. Barcelona, Spain.
  29. News: Villalonga. Carles. El nuevo Govern de Torra toma posesión en un acto reivindicativo y escenifica el fin del 155. 3 June 2018. La Vanguardia. 2 June 2018. Barcelona, Spain. Spanish.
  30. News: Los consellers toman posesión y prometen "lealtad" a Quim Torra . 3 June 2018 . . . 2 June 2018 . Spanish.
  31. BOPC 094/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 6 June 2018 . XII . 94 . 18 . 12 June 2018 . Parliament of Catalonia.
  32. News: Los consellers Alba Vergés y Chakir El Homrani renuncian a sus escaños . 14 June 2018 . . . 14 June 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . Spanish.

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