Norma Pujol
Office 1Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
Constituency 1Tarragona
Term start 116 May 2019
Office 2Member of Flix Municipal Council
Term start 22015
Birth nameNorma Pujol i Farré
Birth date9 February 1988 (age 38)
Birth placeFlix, Catalonia, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
PartyRepublican Left of Catalonia
Other partyRepublican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists
Alma mater
OccupationTeacher

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,[a] 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][7] She was territorial co-ordinator for Terres de l'Ebre between 2016 and 2018.[3][8] In September 2018 she was appointed Director General of Youth for the Government of Catalonia.[7][8]

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][8] She was chairperson of the Flix Yacht Club from 2012 to 2015.[5][8] She was part of the editorial staff of La Veu de Flix, a local news magazine, from 2008 to 2015.[7][8]

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.[9][10] She was re-elected at the 2019 local elections.[11] 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.[12][13] She was re-elected at the November 2019 general election.[14][15]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Norma Pujol
ElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceNo.Result
2015 local[9][10]FlixRepublican Left of CataloniaEntesa per Flix–Acord Municipal4Elected
2019 April general[12][13]Province of TarragonaRepublican Left of CataloniaRepublican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists2Elected
2019 local[11]FlixRepublican Left of CataloniaEsquerra Republicana de Catalunya-
Entesa per Flix–Acord Municipal		3Elected
2019 November general[14][15]Province of TarragonaRepublican Left of CataloniaRepublican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists2Elected

Notes

  1. ^ Another source gives Pujol's place of birth as Lleida.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Members: XIV Legislatura ( 2019-Actualidad ) - Pujol i Farré, Norma" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Norma Pujol" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Republican Left of Catalonia. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ Oca, Jonathan (28 April 2019). "Norma Pujol, de Flix al Congrés dels Diputats" (in Catalan). Nació Digital. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Norma Pujol, nova directora general de Joventut en substitució de Marta Vilalta" (in Catalan). aldia.cat. Europa Press. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. ^ Moreno, Gustau. "El Govern nomena Norma Pujol nova directora general de Joventut" (in Catalan). Teveon. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Norma Pujol Farré, directora general de Joventut" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Government of Catalonia. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Norma Pujol és la nova directora general de Joventut" (in Catalan). estris.cat. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Norma Pujol i Farre" (in Catalan). Va de Llibertat. Barcelona, Spain: Republican Left of Catalonia. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral Zona de Reus" (in Catalan). Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Tarragona. No. 100. Tarragona, Spain: Diputació de Tarragona. 30 April 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2015 - Mun. Flix" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral Zona de Reus" (in Catalan). Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Tarragona. Tarragona, Spain: Diputació de Tarragona. 30 April 2019. p. 26. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central - Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas" (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. No. 79. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 2 April 2019. p. 34421. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Abril 2019" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales – Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas" (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. No. 248. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 15 October 2019. p. 113703. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2019" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

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