Norma Pujol
Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
Assumed office
16 May 2019
ConstituencyTarragona
Member of Flix Municipal Council
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
Born
Norma Pujol i Farré

(1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 36)
Flix, Catalonia, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
Political partyRepublican Left of Catalonia
Other political
affiliations		Republican 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.[2][3] 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).[2][4] In 2018 she received a postgraduate degree in management and management of educational centers from UdL.[2][4]

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).[5][6] 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.[1][7] She was territorial co-ordinator for Terres de l'Ebre between 2016 and 2018.[4][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.[6][8] She was chairperson of the Flix Yacht Club from 2012 to 2015.[6][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.[6] 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
Election Constituency Party Alliance No. Result
2015 local[9][10] Flix Republican Left of Catalonia Entesa per Flix–Acord Municipal 4 Elected
2019 April general[12][13] Province of Tarragona Republican Left of Catalonia Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists 2 Elected
2019 local[11] Flix Republican Left of Catalonia Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya-
Entesa per Flix–Acord Municipal		 3 Elected
2019 November general[14][15] Province of Tarragona Republican Left of Catalonia Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists 2 Elected

Notes

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

References

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

External links

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