Meritxell Budó i Pla (born 8 March 1969) is a Spanish politician and pharmacist from Catalonia. Budó was Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesman of Catalonia between 2019 and 2021. She is the mayor of La Garriga.
Meritxell Budó | |
|---|---|
 Budó in March 2019 | |
| Mayor of La Garriga | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Dolors Castellà |
| In office 11 June 2011 – 24 March 2019 | |
| In office 16 June 2007 – 27 March 2008 | |
| Minister of the Presidency of Catalonia | |
| In office 25 March 2019 – 24 May 2021 | |
| President | Quim Torra |
| Preceded by | Elsa Artadi |
| Succeeded by | Laura Vilagrà |
| Government Spokesperson of Catalonia | |
| In office 25 March 2019 – 1 June 2021 | |
| President | Quim Torra |
| Preceded by | Elsa Artadi |
| Succeeded by | Patrícia Plaja |
| Member of La Garriga Municipal Council | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2023 | |
| In office 2006 – 24 March 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Meritxell Budó i Pla 8 March 1969 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spain |
| Political party | Junts (2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | CDC (until 2016) PDeCAT (2016–2020) |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
| Occupation | Pharmacist |
Early life
editBudó was born on 19 August 1976 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.[1][2] She has lived in La Garriga since the age of six.[3] She has a degree in pharmacy from the University of Barcelona and a master's degree in pharmaceutical industry from the Center for Advanced Studies in the Pharmaceutical Industry (CESIF).[4][5] She joined the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) in 2002.[6][7]
Career
editBudó was a technical director in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry.[1][4]
At the 2003 local elections Budó was placed 8th on the Convergence and Union (CiU) electoral alliance's list of candidates in La Garriga but the alliance only managed to win 5 seats in the municipality and as a result she failed to get elected.[8][9] She was however appointed to the municipal council in 2006.[1] She was re-elected at the 2007 local elections and became mayor of La Garriga with support of the People's Party.[3][10][11] She was ousted by Neus Bulbena in March 2008.[3][12] She was re-elected at the 2011 local elections and became mayor of La Garriga again with support of the Acord Independentista per La Garriga-Acord Municipal.[3][13][14] She was re-elected at the 2015 local elections.[15][16]
Budó was a member of the provincial deputation for Barcelona from July 2015 to March 2019.[1][17] She was the councillor for social policies on the Vallés Oriental County Council (2011–15), president of the Catalan Development Cooperation Fund and president of the Confederation of Funds for Cooperation and Solidarity (2012–17).[1][4] She was president of the CDC's La Garriga branch from 2004 to 2012.[1][4] She has been a member of the National Executive Directorate of the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT) since July 2018 and was one of the founding members of the Council for the Republic.[4] She is the co-author of La Transició Nacional (Editorial Malhivern, 2012).[1][4]
At the 2017 regional election Budó was placed 32nd on the Together for Catalonia (JuntsxCat) alliance's list of candidates in Barcelona but the alliance only managed to win 17 seats in the province and as a result she failed to get elected.[18][19] In March 2019 Budó was appointed Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesperson in the government of President Quim Torra.[6][20][21] She was sworn in on 25 March 2019 at the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya.[22][23]
In July 2020 Budó joined the newly formed Together for Catalonia political party.[24]
Personal life
editBudó has a teenage son.[1]
Electoral history
edit| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 local[8][9] | La Garriga | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | Convergence and Union | 8 | Not elected | ||
| 2007 local[10][11] | La Garriga | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | Convergence and Union | 1 | Elected | ||
| 2011 local[13][14] | La Garriga | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | Convergence and Union | 1 | Elected | ||
| 2015 local[15][16] | La Garriga | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | Convergence and Union | 1 | Elected | ||
| 2017 regional[18][19] | Province of Barcelona | Catalan European Democratic Party | Together for Catalonia | 32 | Not elected | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Alcaldia: Dades biogràfiques" (in Catalan). La Garriga, Spain: La Garriga Municipal Council. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ Vidal-Folch, Xavier (19 March 2019). "Meritxell Budó, l'esponja i la vara de comandament". El País (in Catalan). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d Queralt i Puig, Marta. "Budó i Pla, Meritxell". Alcaldes i alcaldesses del Vallès Oriental. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "CV Meritxell Budó" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Meritxell Budó és proclamada candidata de CiU per la Garriga". Diari del Vallès Oriental (in Catalan). Mollet del Vallès, Spain. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Torra firma los nombramientos de las nuevas conselleras Budó y Vilallonga". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Meritxell Budó sustituirá a Elsa Artadi como consellera de la Presidencia". eldiario.es (in Spanish). EFE. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Granollers" (PDF). Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 26 April 2011. p. 78. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2003 - Mun. La Garriga" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Granollers". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Vol. LXIX, no. 99. Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 25 April 2007. p. 80. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2007 - Mun. La Garriga" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Ajuntament de la Garriga: Historial d'alcaldes" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Granollers". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 26 April 2011. p. 37. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. La Garriga" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Granollers". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 28 April 2015. p. 26. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2015 - Mun. La Garriga" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Fitxa biogràfica" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Barcelona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 19 November 2017. p. 111427. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2017: Composició del Parlament" (in Catalan). Generalitat de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ "Torra firma el nomenament de les noves conselleres de Presidència i de Cultura". Ara (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Càrrecs i Personal: Departament de la Presidència". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 7838. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 24 March 2019. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "New presidency and culture ministers sworn in". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ Piñol, Àngels (25 March 2019). "Torra afirma que el juicio muestra una "represión impresentable" en un Estado europeo". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ March, Oriol (24 July 2020). "El PDECat certifica la divisió amb Puigdemont a les portes de la fundació de JxCat". Nació Digital (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 26 July 2020.