Norma Pujol

Norma Pujol i Farré (born 9 February 1988) is a Catalan teacher, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Pujol and the second or maternal family name is Farré; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
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
Flix, Catalonia, Spain
Political partyRepublican Left of Catalonia
Other political
affiliations		Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists
Alma mater
OccupationTeacher

Early life

Pujol was born on 9 February 1988 in Flix,[lower-alpha 1] 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]FlixRepublican Left of CataloniaEntesa per Flix–Acord Municipal4Elected
2019 April general[12][13]Province of TarragonaRepublican Left of CataloniaRepublican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists2Elected
2019 local[11]FlixRepublican Left of CataloniaEsquerra Republicana de Catalunya-
Entesa per Flix–Acord Municipal		3Elected
2019 November general[14][15]Province of TarragonaRepublican Left of CataloniaRepublican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists2Elected

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

References
  1. "Norma Pujol Farré, directora general de Joventut" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Government of Catalonia. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. "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. 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. Moreno, Gustau. "El Govern nomena Norma Pujol nova directora general de Joventut". Teveon (in Catalan). Tortosa, Spain. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. "Norma Pujol és la nova directora general de Joventut". estris.cat (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. "Norma Pujol i Farre". Va de Llibertat (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Republican Left of Catalonia. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. "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. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2015 - Mun. Flix" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. "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. "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. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Abril 2019" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  14. "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. "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2019" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

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