Norma Pujol
Catalan teacher and politician
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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.
Norma Pujol | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Tarragona |
| Member of Flix Municipal Council | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Norma Pujol i Farré 9 February 1988 |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
| Other political affiliations | Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Teacher |
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
| 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 | ||