Mercè Bonell Explained

Mercè Bonell i Bertran
Nationality:Andorran
Occupation:Politician
Party:Liberal Party of Andorra

Mercè Bonell i Bertran is an Andorran politician. She became the first female member of the General Council after replacing a councilor on 20 November 1984, an office she held until 1986. She was member of the Liberal Party of Andorra.[1] [2] [3] [4]

She was a pioneer for Andorran women in politics. Mercè Bonell was appointed to replace a councilor in the General Council in 1984, just eleven years after women had become elibile in Andorra in 1973, and fourteen years after the introduction of women's suffrage in 1970.[5] Since she was appointed, she was not the first woman elected: that was Maria Teresa Armengol Bonet in 1986. Women were rare in the Andorran General Council until the election of 2005.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.consellgeneral.ad/ca/el-consell-dandorra/les-dones-al-consell-general Les dones al Consell General
  2. https://www.elperiodic.ad/entrevista/56810/merce-bonell-andorra-va-tenir-una-consellera-abans-que-suissa MERCÈ BONELL: «Andorra va tenir una consellera abans que Suïssa»
  3. https://www.ara.ad/politica/Merce-Bonell-Consell-General-espantada_0_1754824686.html Mercè Bonell: "Vaig entrar al Consell General espantada"
  4. Web site: EL COMÚ HOMENATJA MERCÈ BONELL, PRIMERA CONSELLERA GENERAL DEL PAÍS, DEDICANT-LI UN CARRER.
  5. https://www.ara.ad/politica/Merce-Bonell-Consell-General-espantada_0_1754824686.html Mercè Bonell: "Vaig entrar al Consell General espantada"
  6. https://www.ara.ad/politica/Merce-Bonell-Consell-General-espantada_0_1754824686.html Mercè Bonell: "Vaig entrar al Consell General espantada"