Marta Rosique | |
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![]() Rosique in May 2019 | |
Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain | |
Assumed office 16 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Barcelona |
Personal details | |
Born | Marta Rosique i Saltor 16 March 1996 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Citizenship | Spanish |
Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
Other political affiliations | Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists |
Alma mater | Pompeu Fabra University |
Marta Rosique i Saltor (born 16 March 1996) is a Catalan politician from Spain and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
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]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
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2019 April general [7] [8] | Province of Barcelona | Republican Left of Catalonia | Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists | 7 | Elected | ||
2019 November general [9] [10] | Province of Barcelona | Republican Left of Catalonia | Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists | 6 | Elected |
Marta Rosique | |
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![]() Rosique in May 2019 | |
Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain | |
Assumed office 16 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Barcelona |
Personal details | |
Born | Marta Rosique i Saltor 16 March 1996 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Citizenship | Spanish |
Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
Other political affiliations | Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists |
Alma mater | Pompeu Fabra University |
Marta Rosique i Saltor (born 16 March 1996) is a Catalan politician from Spain and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
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]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
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2019 April general [7] [8] | Province of Barcelona | Republican Left of Catalonia | Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists | 7 | Elected | ||
2019 November general [9] [10] | Province of Barcelona | Republican Left of Catalonia | Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists | 6 | Elected |