Francina Armengol
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Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
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| Assumed office 17 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | Balearic Islands |
| Member of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands | |
| In office 12 June 1999 – 24 July 2023 | |
| Constituency | Mallorca |
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| Born | Francesca Lluch Armengol Socias 11 August 1971 Inca, Mallorca (Balearic Islands), Spain |
| Political party | Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands |
| Other political affiliations | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
Francesca Lluc Armengol Socias, known as Francina Armengol Socias (Catalan: member of the Congress of Deputies from the Balearic Islands since 2023.[1]
Political career
Armengol served as
president of the Balearic Islands between 2015 and 2023, and also the first woman to ever hold the office.[2] She ruled in coalition with the left-wing Podemos and the regional Catalanist party Mes per Mallorca as well as external support from the regionalist and Catalanist Mes per Menorca Party.[3]
In the 2023 Spanish general election Armengol was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies representing the Balearic Islands.[4] In August 2023, the Socialists had Armengol appointed speaker or president of the Congress of Deputies with support from Catalan pro-independence parties.[5]
Personal life
Armengol tested positive for COVID-19 on 20 December 2021.[6]
References
- ^ Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel (17 August 2023). "Francina Armengol, elegida nueva presidenta del Congreso con los votos de ERC y Junts". elperiodico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Armengol, primera presidenta del Govern en la historia de Baleares". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Palma. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Inti Landauro (17 August 2023), Spanish Socialists' candidate elected speaker with support of Catalan groups Archived 18 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine Reuters.
- ^ "Ex-Balearic president set to become the next speaker of Spain's parliament". Majorca Daily Bulletin. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Inti Landauro (17 August 2023), Spanish Socialists' candidate elected speaker with support of Catalan groups Archived 18 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine Reuters.
- ^ "Francina Armengol da positivo en Covid-19: 'Gracias a estar vacunada sólo tengo síntomas leves'". El Español (in Spanish). 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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