Marta Madrenas i Mir

Marta Madrenas i Mir (born 1 November 1967) is a Spanish politician and lawyer from Catalonia.[1] Since 2016, she has served as mayor of Girona.[2][3]

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Madrenas and the second or maternal family name is Mir; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Marta Madrenas
Mayor of Girona
Assumed office
18 March 2016
Preceded byAlbert Ballesta i Tura
Personal details
Born
Marta Madrenas i Mir

(1967-11-01) 1 November 1967
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Political partyTogether for Catalonia
Catalan European Democratic Party (until 2020)
OccupationPolitician and lawyer

Since 17 January 2018 she has been a member of the Parliament of Catalonia in the 12th term of office for the electoral coalition Together for Catalonia.[4]

Career

Madrenas has a degree in law from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and, after completing her higher education, from 2003 to 2010 she was president of the Girona Property Agents' Association and vice-president of the Catalan Council of COAPI.

She is a member of the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia party (CDC). During Carles Puigdemont's term as mayor, she became his trusted auxiliary, appearing as his representative during neighbourhood disputes.[5] In 2011, Puigdemont signed her up to be number three on the list for the Municipal Elections for Girona City Council. After winning the elections, she became the second deputy mayor of Economic Promotion and Employment.[5][6]

In January 2016, after the sudden investiture of Carles Puigdemont as the new president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Albert Ballesta became the new mayor of the city and Madrenas continued to head his posts in the city council but adding to them the competence of town planning. Less than three months later, Albert Ballesta resigned[7] due to the problems he had in reaching agreements with the other parties to approve him as mayor. Madrenas became the new mayor of Girona on March 18.[8][9] In May 2019, Madrenas was elected mayor of Girona for a second term.[10]

References
  1. "Qui és Marta Madrenas?" [Who Is Marta Madrenas?]. Última Hora (in Catalan). TV Girona. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. "Marta Madrenas, investida nueva alcaldesa de Girona" [Marta Madrenas, inaugurated as the new mayor of Girona]. El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. Europa Press (18 March 2016). "Marta Madrenas, investida nueva alcaldesa de Girona" [Marta Madrenas, inaugurated as the new mayor of Girona]. 20minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. "Elecciones Catalanas: Los nuevos 135 diputados del Parlament de Catalunya" [Catalan elections: The 135 new deputies of the Parliament of Catalonia]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  5. Fanals, Laura (8 March 2016). "Qui és Marta Madrenas?" [Who is Marta Madrenas?]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. "Converses Coop: Marta Madrenas, tinent d'alcalde de l'Ajuntament de Girona" [Coop Conversations: Marta Madrenas, Deputy Mayor of Girona City Council]. Aracoop (in Catalan). 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  7. "Converses a Catalunya - Diari Digital". Converses a Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  8. "Marta Madrenas, investida nueva alcaldesa de Girona" [Marta Madrenas, inaugurated as the new mayor of Girona]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  9. EFE. "Madrenas dispuesta a la reelección para que Girona sea 'puntal' soberanista" [Madrenas ready for re-election so that Girona will be a pillar of independence]. El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  10. Oller Mitjanas, Ariadna (27 May 2019). "Marta Madrenas gana en Girona en su primera candidatura como cabeza de lista" [Marta Madrenas wins in Girona in her first candidacy at the top of the list]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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