Marta Rosique

Rosique was born on 16 March 1996 in Barcelona, Catalonia.^[1][2] Her father is a doctor and her mother works for a food security company.^[3][4] She lives in the wealthy Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona.^[4] She has a degree in journalism from the Pompeu Fabra University and is currently studying political science at the university.^[1][4]

Rosique was a member of the European Youth Parliament from 2011 to 2015.^[4][5] She was secretary of the National Youth Council of Catalonia (CNJC) between 2015 and 2017, with responsibility for international co-operation and interculturality.^[1][5][6] In this role she helped found the Euromed Youth Network, a platform for youth organisations in the Mediterranean region.^[5] She has been Republican Youth of Catalonia's secretary for policy and international co-operation since 2016.^[1][4][5] In 2017, prior to the Catalan independence referendum, she was spokesperson for Universitats per la República (UxR), a platform that mobilised support amongst the university community for Catalan self-determination.^[1][5][6]

Rosique contested the April 2019 general election as a Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.^[7][8] Aged 23, she was the youngest member of the congress to date and had a net wealth of €150.^[2][3][4] She was re-elected at the November 2019 general election.^[9][10]