Norma Pujol Explained

Norma Pujol
Office1:Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
Constituency1:Tarragona
Term Start1:16 May 2019
Office2:Member of Flix Municipal Council
Term Start2:2015
Birth Name:Norma Pujol i Farré
Birth Date:9 February 1988
Birth Place:Flix, Catalonia, Spain
Citizenship:Spanish
Party:Republican Left of Catalonia
Otherparty:Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists
Occupation:Teacher

Norma Pujol i Farré (born 9 February 1988) is a Spanish teacher and politician from Catalonia and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Early life

Pujol was born on 9 February 1988 in Flix, Catalonia.[1] [2] She has a diploma in music education from the University of Lleida (UdL) (2009) and a postgraduate qualification in music education from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2010).[1] [3] In 2018 she received a postgraduate degree in management and management of educational centers from UdL.[1] [3]

Career

Pujol has taught music in several municipalities in Catalonia since 2010 and from 2015 she worked in Ebre Zona Escolar Rural (rural school zone).[4] [5] She has taught music as an after-school activity at the Maristes Montserrat de Lleida and was a collaborator with the Flix Municipal School of Music and the Tivissa Music School.[6] She was territorial co-ordinator for Terres de l'Ebre between 2016 and 2018.[3] [7] In September 2018 she was appointed Director General of Youth for the Government of Catalonia.[6] [7]

Pujol is a member of several cultural and sports organisations including the Agrupació Sardanista, Assemblea Nacional Catalana, Associació Cultural la Cana, Associació de Jocs Tothom a Taula, Centre d'Estudis de la Ribera d'Ebre, Flexus Teatre, Grup Natura Freixe and Joventut Esportiva de Flix.[5] [7] She was chairperson of the Flix Yacht Club from 2012 to 2015.[5] [7] She was part of the editorial staff of La Veu de Flix, a local news magazine, from 2008 to 2015.[6] [7]

Pujol has been associated with Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) since 2007.[5] She contested the 2015 local elections as an Entesa per Flix–Acord Municipal (EpF-AM) electoral alliance candidate in Flix and was elected.[8] [9] She was re-elected at the 2019 local elections.[10] She contested the April 2019 general election as a Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Tarragona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[11] [12] She was re-elected at the November 2019 general election.[13] [14]

Electoral history

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Constituencyscope=col colspan="2"Partyscope=col colspan="2"Alliancescope=colNo.scope=colResult
Entesa per Flix–Acord Municipal 4 Elected
2 Elected
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya-
Entesa per Flix–Acord Municipal
3 Elected
2 Elected

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members: XIV Legislatura (2019-Actualidad) - Pujol i Farré, Norma . . 3 March 2020 . Madrid, Spain . es.
  2. Web site: Norma Pujol . . 3 March 2020 . Barcelona, Spain . ca.
  3. News: Oca . Jonathan . Norma Pujol, de Flix al Congrés dels Diputats . 3 March 2020 . Nació Digital . 28 April 2019 . Barcelona, Spain . ca.
  4. News: Norma Pujol, nova directora general de Joventut en substitució de Marta Vilalta . 3 March 2020 . aldia.cat . . 25 September 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . ca.
  5. News: Moreno . Gustau . El Govern nomena Norma Pujol nova directora general de Joventut . 3 March 2020 . Teveon . Tortosa, Spain . ca.
  6. News: Norma Pujol és la nova directora general de Joventut . 3 March 2020 . estris.cat . 1 October 2018 . Barcelona, Spain . ca.
  7. Web site: Norma Pujol i Farre . Va de Llibertat . . 3 March 2020 . Barcelona, Spain . ca.
  8. Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral Zona de Reus . . 30 April 2015 . 100 . 5 . 3 March 2020 . . Tarragona, Spain . ca.
  9. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2015 - Mun. Flix . . 3 March 2020 . Madrid, Spain . es . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  10. Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral Zona de Reus . . 30 April 2019 . 26 . 3 March 2020 . . Tarragona, Spain . ca.
  11. Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central - Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas . . 2 April 2019 . 79 . 34421 . 27 May 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es . 0212-033X.
  12. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Abril 2019 . . 3 March 2020 . Madrid, Spain . es . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .
  13. Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales – Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas . . 15 October 2019 . 248 . 113703 . 15 October 2019 . . Madrid, Spain . es . 0212-033X.
  14. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2019 . . 3 March 2020 . Madrid, Spain . es . 26 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html . dead .