Dolors Montserrat
Dolors Montserrat | |
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![]() Dolors Montserrat in 2017 | |
Vice-Chair of the European People's Party in the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 19 June 2024[1] | |
Chair | |
Serving alongside | |
Preceded by | See list
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Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 1 March 2008 – 21 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Barcelona |
Personal details | |
Born | Dolors Montserrat i Montserrat 18 September 1973 Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Spain |
Political party | People's Party |
Alma mater | Abat Oliba CEU University ESADE University of Barcelona |
Dolors Montserrat i Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation: [duˈloz munsəˈrat]; born 18 September 1973) is a Spanish lawyer and politician who serves as Member of the European Parliament. Previously, she served as Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain from 2016 to 2018, when a vote of no-confidence against Mariano Rajoy ousted the government.
In addition, Montserrat has also been
Early life and education
Montserrat studied in her hometown, although she finished her pre-university studies in the United States. She later obtained a law degree from the
Political career
Career in national politics
Montserrat has been regent and spokesperson of the
In May 2012, Montserrat acceded to the Deputy Secretariat for Organization and Social Action of the PP of Catalonia, in the remodeling of the leadership resulting from its 13th Congress.[3]
Montserrat has been president of the Board of Young Cofrades of Cava of Sant Sadurní d'Anoia.[4]
On 4 November 2016, Montserrat swore her office as
Member of the European Parliament
For the
In addition to her committee assignments, Montserrat is part of the MEPs Against Cancer group[15] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights.[16]
In March 2024, Montserrat was one of twenty MEPs to be given a "Rising Star" award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards[17]
Political positions
Montserrat is an outspoken opponent of the Catalan independence movement.[18]
References
- ^ "Manfred Weber and the new EPP Group leadership team elected". www.eppgroup.eu.
- ^ "Tres catalans formaran part de la nova Mesa del Congrés". www.elperiódico.cat. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Tugas, R.; Gonzalez, S. "Dolors Montserrat Montserrat i Enric Millo guanyen pes en la nova direcció del PP". www.ara.cat. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Montserrat, Dolors. "Ficha del Congreso de los Diputados". www.congreso.es. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Dolors Montserrat jura su puesto al frente del ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios sociales e Igualdad". www.abc.es. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Ben Hirschler (24 May 2017), Rivals fight for post-Brexit EU agencies ahead of October decision Politico Europe.
- ^ El Congreso reprueba a la ministra de Sanidad (in Spanish)
- ^ https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3404161/0/nombramientos-comite-ejecutivo-pp-casado/ (in Spanish)
- ^ El plan B de Casado para Bruselas: Pons en el PPE y Montserrat portavoz del grupo español (in Spanish)
- ^ Carlo Martuscelli (July 19, 2021), Big Pharma wants a say as EU revamps industry rules Politico Europe.
- ^ Members of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer European Parliament, press release of 9 July 2020.
- ^ Members of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic European Parliament.
- ^ Parliament names MEPs to sit on three new committees European Parliament, press release of 24 March 2022.
- ^ Members of the delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe Archived 10 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.
- ^ MAC MEPs in the 2019–24 legislature Archived 2 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine MEPs Against Cancer.
- ^ Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.
- ^ "MEP Awards 2024 - The Rising Stars". The Parliament Magazine. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ David M. Herszenhorn (26 April 2019), French populists, a former PM and Bunga Bunga — the new faces of the European Parliament Politico Europe.