Violant Cervera Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Violant Cervera
Office1:Minister of Social Rights of Catalonia
Term Start1:26 May 2021
Term End1:7 October 2022
President1:Pere Aragonès
Predecessor1:Chakir El Homrani
Successor1:Carles Campuzano
Office2:Member of the Parliament of Catalonia
Constituency2:Lleida
Term Start2:17 December 2012
Term End2:28 October 2017
Birth Name:Francesca Violant Cervera i Gòdia
Birth Date:12 June 1969
Birth Place:Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Party:Together for Catalonia
Alma Mater:University of Lleida

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.

Early life

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

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’Urgells editorial team.[1]

Electoral history

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Constituencyscope=col colspan="2"Partyscope=col colspan="2"Alliancescope=colNo.scope=colResult
Not elected
26 Not elected
8 Elected
5 Elected
14 Not elected

Notes and References

  1. Web site: X legislatura: Càrrecs parlamentaris i biografies dels diputats. Composició dels grups parlamentaris. . . 26 May 2021 . Barcelona, Spain . 20–21 . ca.
  2. News: Rourera . Mireia . La crisi social sobre la taula . 26 May 2021 . . 26 May 2021 . Girona, Spain . ca.
  3. News: Marc Barbens s'imposa com a president del PDC al Solsonès . 26 May 2021 . NacióSolsona . 2 October 2016 . Barcelona, Spain . ca.
  4. Web site: XI legislatura: Càrrecs parlamentaris i biografies dels diputats . . 26 May 2021 . Barcelona, Spain . 17–18 . ca.
  5. Càrrecs i personal: Departament de la Vicepresidència i d'Economia i Hisenda . . 3 August 2018 . 7678 . 1 . 26 May 2021 . . Barcelona, Spain . 1988-298X . ca.
  6. 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. . . 12 May 2009 . 115 . 40779 . 26 May 2021 . . Madrid, Spain . es . 0212-033X.
  7. Web site: Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Parlament Europeo Junio 2009 . . 26 May 2021 . Madrid, Spain. es.
  8. Administració Electoral - Junta Electoral Provincial de Lleida . . 24 October 2012 . 6239 . 51684 . 26 May 2021 . . Barcelona, Spain . ca . 1988-298X.
  9. Web site: Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2012: Candidats electes . . 26 December 2017 . 3 . ca.
  10. Anuncis Diversos: Administració Electoral - Juntes Electorals Provincials . . 1 September 2015 . 6947 . 3 . 23 March 2020 . . Barcelona, Spain . ca . 1988-298X.
  11. Web site: Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2015: Candidats electes . . 17 January 2018 . 3 . ca.
  12. Administració Electoral: Juntes Electorals Provincials . . 22 January 2021 . 8323A . 1 . 26 May 2021 . . Barcelona, Spain . 1988-298X . ca.
  13. Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral Central . . 3 March 2021 . 8355 . 2 . 25 May 2021 . . Barcelona, Spain . 1988-298X . ca.
  14. News: New Catalan ministers take office under the presidency of Pere Aragonès . 26 May 2021 . . 26 May 2021 . Barcelona, Spain.
  15. News: Calvet . Josep M. . Los consellers de Aragonès toman posesión sin referencias al Estatut ni a la Constitución . 26 May 2021 . . 26 May 2021 . Barcelona, Spain . es.
  16. Càrrecs i Personal: Departament de la Presidència . . 26 May 2021 . 8418A . 1 . 28 May 2021 . . Barcelona, Spain . 1988-298X . ca.
  17. News: Garcia . Eduard . La Casa Gran del Catalanisme a Lleida crea una pàgina web per sumar esforços amb tota la societat . 26 May 2021 . . . 10 February 2010 . Girona, Spain . ca.