Meritxell Batet

The Most Excellent

Meritxell Batet

MP
The Most Excellent; Meritxell Batet; MP
President of the Congress of Deputies
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 May 2019
Monarch	Felipe VI
Preceded by	Ana Pastor Julián
Minister for Territorial Policy and Civil Service
	In office; 7 June 2018 – 20 May 2019
Monarch	Felipe VI
Prime Minister	Pedro Sánchez
Preceded by	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Territorial Administrations; Cristóbal Montoro; Civil Service
Succeeded by	Luis Planas
Member of the Congress of Deputies
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 May 2019
Constituency	Barcelona
	In office; 13 July 2016 – 15 June 2018
Constituency	Barcelona
	In office; 13 January 2016 – 19 July 2016
Constituency	Madrid
	In office; 2 April 2004 – 13 January 2016
Constituency	Barcelona
Personal details
Born	March 19, 1973; Barcelona, Catalonia, Kingdom of Spain
Political party	Socialists' Party of Catalonia
Spouse(s)	José María Lassalle 2005-2016
Alma mater	Pompeu Fabra University
Occupation	Jurist, academic and politician

Meritxell Batet Lamaña (born 19 March 1973) is a Spanish jurist and politician. She is a member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia. In May 2019, she was elected as President of the Congress of Deputies.^[1] Before this, she was Minister for Territorial Policy and Civil Service of the Government of Spain between June 2018 and May 2019.

References

↑ "Sánchez elige a Meritxell Batet presidenta del Congreso y a Manuel Cruz del Senado". El Español (in European Spanish). 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2020-03-07.

[1] "Sánchez elige a Meritxell Batet presidenta del Congreso y a Manuel Cruz del Senado". El Español (in European Spanish). 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2020-03-07.

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