The Honourable
Laura Vilagrà
Vilagrà in May 2021
Minister of the Presidency of Catalonia
Assumed office
26 May 2021
PresidentPere Aragonès
Preceded byMeritxell Budó
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia
Assumed office
12 March 2021
ConstituencyBarcelona
In office
5 December 2006 – 28 June 2011
Preceded byOriol Amorós i March
Succeeded byViolant Mascaró i López
ConstituencyBarcelona
Mayor of Santpedor
In office
14 June 2003 – 13 June 2015
Preceded byJosep Santamans i Gubianas
Succeeded byXavier Codina i Casas
Member of Santpedor Municipal Council
In office
1999–2015
Personal details
Born
Laura Vilagrà i Pons

(1976-07-03) 3 July 1976
Santpedor, Catalonia, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
Political partyRepublican Left of Catalonia
Other political
affiliations		Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes
Alma materAutonomous University of Barcelona
ESADE

Laura Vilagrà i Pons (born 3 July 1976) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia, member of the Parliament of Catalonia and the current Minister of the Presidency of Catalonia.

Early life

Vilagrà was born on 3 July 1976 in Santpedor, Catalonia.[1][2] She has a degree in political science and administration from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a master's degree in public management from ESADE.[1][2] She joined Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) in 1999.[3]

Career

Vilagrà worked as a political advisor to ERC municipal councillors.[1] She was a member of Bages County Council from 1999 to 2003.[1][3]

Vilagrà contested the 1999 local elections as an ERC candidate in Santpedor and was elected.[4][5] She was re-elected at the 2003 local elections and became Mayor of Santpedor.[6][7][8] She was re-elected at the 2007 and 2011 local elections.[9][10][11][12]

At the 2006 regional election Vilagrà was placed 14th on ERC's list of candidates in the Province of Barcelona but the party only managed to win 11 seats in the province and as a result she failed to get elected.[13][14] However, in December 2006, she was appointed to the Parliament of Catalonia following the resignation of Oriol Amorós i March.[15] She was re-elected at the 2010 regional election.[16][17] She resigned from Parliament in June 2011 due to increased workload and personal reasons.[18][19]

At the 2012 regional election Vilagrà was placed 24th on the Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes electoral alliance's list of candidates in the Province of Barcelona but the alliance only managed to win 12 seats in the province and as a result she failed to get elected.[20][21]

Vilagrà was the Government of Catalonia's delegate in Central Catalonia from 2016 till the imposition of direct rule in 2017.[2][22] She became manager of the Fundació Tutelar Santa Maria de Comabella in 2018.[2][23] She was appointed manager of Bages County Council in 2019.[24][25]

Vilagrà contested the 2021 regional election as an ERC candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia.[26][27] On 26 May 2021 she was sworn in as Minister of the Presidency in the new government of President Pere Aragonès.[28][29][30]

Personal life

Vilagrà is a member of Òmnium Cultural[1] and of the swimming club in Santpedor and has been a swimming instructor for many years.[3] She is the mother of two daughters.[31]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Laura Vilagrà
Election Constituency Party Alliance No. Result
1999 local[4][5]SantpedorRepublican Left of Catalonia1Elected
2003 local[6][7]SantpedorRepublican Left of CataloniaRepublican Left of Catalonia-Municipal Agreement1Elected
2006 regional[13][14]Province of BarcelonaRepublican Left of Catalonia14Not elected
2007 local[9][10]SantpedorRepublican Left of CataloniaRepublican Left of Catalonia-Municipal Agreement1Elected
2010 regional[16][17]Province of BarcelonaRepublican Left of Catalonia4Elected
2011 local[11][12]SantpedorRepublican Left of CataloniaRepublican Left of Catalonia-Municipal Agreement1Elected
2012 regional[20][21]Province of BarcelonaRepublican Left of CataloniaRepublican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes24Not elected
2021 regional[26][27]Province of BarcelonaRepublican Left of Catalonia2Elected

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "VII legislatura: Càrrecs parlamentaris i biografies dels diputats i diputades & Composició dels grups parlamentaris" (PDF) (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Parliament of Catalonia. p. 155. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Perfil i trajectòria professional dels alts càrrecs de l'Administració del Consell Comarcal del Bages" (PDF) (in Catalan). Manresa, Spain: Bages County Council. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Laura Vilagrà Pons" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Republican Left of Catalonia. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Manresa". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Vol. LXI, no. 113. Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 12 May 1999. p. 57. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Junio 1999 - Mun. Santpedor" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Manresa". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Vol. LXI, no. 102. Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 29 April 2003. p. 54. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2003 – Mun. Santpedor" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "La exdiputada Laura Vilagrà será la número dos de Aragonès en la lista de ERC". La Vanguardia (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Manresa". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 25 April 2007. p. 185. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2007 - Mun. Santpedor" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Manresa". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 20 April 2011. p. 65. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  12. 1 2 "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Santpedor" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. 1 2 "Administració de Justícia: Juntes Electorals". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 4730. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 30 September 2006. p. 40764. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2006: Candidats electes" (PDF) (in Catalan). Departament de Governació, Administracions Públiques i Habitatge, Generalitat de Catalunya. p. 2. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Historial de la composició: Ple del Parlament: VIII legislatura (17 de novembre de 2006 - 5 d'octubre de 2010)" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Parliament of Catalonia. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  16. 1 2 "Administració de Justícia: Administració Electoral". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 5746. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 2 November 2010. p. 80090. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2010: Candidats electes" (PDF) (in Catalan). Departament de Governació, Administracions Públiques i Habitatge, Generalitat de Catalunya. p. 2. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Laura Vilagrà deixa l'escó al Parlament de Catalunya". Regió 7 (in Catalan). Manresa, Spain. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "La diputada d'ERC Laura Vilagrà renuncia a l'escó al Parlament i serà substituïda per Violant Mascaró". La República (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  20. 1 2 "Administració Electoral - Juntes Electorals Provincials". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya (6239): 51640. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2012: Candidats electes" (PDF) (in Catalan). Departament de Governació, Administracions Públiques i Habitatge, Generalitat de Catalunya. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  22. ↑ "Vilagrà, número dos d'ERC el 14-F: una aposta per la gestió del mentrestant". El Nacional. Barcelona, Spain. Catalan News Agency. 30 November 2020. p. ca. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  23. ↑ "La Fundació Tutelar Santa Maria de Comabella incorpora Laura Vilagrà com a gerent". NacióManresa (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  24. ↑ "Laura Vilagrà, escollida nova gerent del Consell Comarcal d'entre dinou candidatures". NacióManresa (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  25. ↑ "Laura Vilagrà, ex-batllessa de Santpedor, serà la número 2 d'ERC a les eleccions del 14-F". VilaWeb (in Catalan). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  26. 1 2 "Administració Electoral: Juntes Electorals Provincials". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 8321A. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 20 January 2021. p. 3. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  27. 1 2 "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral Central". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 8355. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 3 March 2021. p. 4. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  28. ↑ "New Catalan ministers take office under the presidency of Pere Aragonès". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  29. ↑ Calvet, Josep M. (26 May 2021). "Los consellers de Aragonès toman posesión sin referencias al Estatut ni a la Constitución". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  30. ↑ "Càrrecs i Personal: Departament de la Presidència". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 8418A. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 26 May 2021. p. 1. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  31. ↑ Fontanals, Pere; González, Sara (1 December 2020). "Laura Vilagrà, l'"alter ego" de Pere Aragonès". NacióDigital (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

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