Marta Rosique Explained

Marta Rosique
Office1:Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
Constituency1:Barcelona
Term Start1:16 May 2019
Birth Name:Marta Rosique i Saltor
Birth Date:16 March 1996
Birth Place:Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Citizenship:Spanish
Party:Republican Left of Catalonia
Otherparty:Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists
Alma Mater:Pompeu Fabra University

Marta Rosique i Saltor (born 16 March 1996) is a Catalan politician from Spain and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Early life

Rosique was born on 16 March 1996 in Barcelona, Catalonia.[1] [2] Her father is a doctor and her mother works for a food security company.[3] [4] She lives in the wealthy Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona.[4] She has a degree in journalism from the Pompeu Fabra University and is currently studying political science at the university.[1] [4]

Rosique was a member of the European Youth Parliament from 2011 to 2015.[4] [5] She was secretary of the National Youth Council of Catalonia (CNJC) between 2015 and 2017, with responsibility for international co-operation and interculturality.[1] [5] [6] In this role she helped found the Euromed Youth Network, a platform for youth organisations in the Mediterranean region.[5] She has been Republican Youth of Catalonia's secretary for policy and international co-operation since 2016.[1] [4] [5] In 2017, prior to the Catalan independence referendum, she was spokesperson for Universitats per la República (UxR), a platform that mobilised support amongst the university community for Catalan self-determination.[1] [5] [6]

Career

Rosique contested the April 2019 general election as a Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[7] [8] Aged 23, she was the youngest member of the congress to date and had a net wealth of €150.[2] [3] [4] She was re-elected at the November 2019 general election.[9] [10]

Electoral history

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7 Elected
6 Elected

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members: XIV Legislatura (2019-Actualidad) - Rosique i Saltor, Marta . . 25 March 2020 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  2. News: Marta Rosique, la diputada d'ERC que s'asseu a la mesa d'edat amb una samarreta antifeixista . 25 March 2020 . . 21 May 2019 . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan.
  3. News: Barnils . Andreu . Marta Rosique: 'He vist molts diputats que em miraven amb cara estranya' . 25 March 2020 . . 21 May 2019 . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan.
  4. News: López Frías . David . Marta Rosique, la nueva 'Rufiana' del Congreso: de tener 150€ en su cuenta a ganar 68.642 al año . 25 March 2020 . . 5 December 2019 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish.
  5. Web site: Marta Rosique . . 25 March 2020 . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan.
  6. News: Rocamora . Carme . Marta Rosique: "Hi ha por que el jovent s'organitzi" . 25 March 2020 . El Jardí . 26 April 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . Catalan.
  7. Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central - Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas . . 2 April 2019 . 79 . 34228 . 27 May 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 0212-033X.
  8. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Abril 2019 . . 25 March 2020 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  9. Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales – Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas . . 15 October 2019 . 248 . 113505 . 15 October 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 0212-033X.
  10. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2019 . . 25 March 2020 . Madrid, Spain . Spanish . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .