Marta Cid i Pañella
| Marta Cid i Pañella | |
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| Minister of Education of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
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In office February 20, 2004 – May 11, 2006 | |
| President | Pasqual Maragall i Mira |
| First Minister | Josep Bargalló i Valls |
| Preceded by | Josep Bargalló i Valls |
| Succeeded by | Joan Manuel del Pozo i Álvarez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Wednesday, July 29, 1960 Amposta (Montsià) |
| Political party | ERC |
Marta Cid i Pañella (born July 29, 1960) was Minister of Education of Catalonia[1] from 20 February 2004 until 12 May 2006.
Education and professional background
Marta Cid i Pañella received a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, a Graduation in Teaching and a Postdegree in Speech therapy from the UB. She taught basic education between 1982 and 1987, and worked as a speech therapist in the Special Educational School and Occupational Factory (APASA) between 1987 and 2000.
Civic background
She founded the Amposta Handball Club, a sport she played until 1984. She also cofounded the Against Transfer Coordinator, and has collaborated with several organizations and cultural associations of Amposta.
She cowrote PHN: la raó d’Estat contra l’Ebre i la Terra (PHN: State reason against the Ebre and the Land) in 2003.
Political background
Marta Cid enrolled in ERC in 1978, where she held several charges. She chaired the Amposta-located section, the Montsià Local Federation and the Terres de l'Ebre division.
She has been head of the Tarragona electoral list for the Spanish Congress twice, and member of the list for the Catalan Parliament in 1995. She also chaired the ERC's National Council.
Institutional background
She has been Councillor in Amposta Town Council (1993 to March 2004), Regional Councillor in Montsià (1997–2001) and First Vicepresident of the Montsià Local Federation (1999–2001).
In 2000, she was elected in Tarragona for a seat in the Spanish Senate by the ERC party, integrated in the Entesa Catalana de Progrés (Catalan Agreement of Progress). She resigned in November 2003 because she was elected as a deputy in the Catalan Parliament elections. After she was elected Minister of Education of the Generalitat de Catalunya (substituting Josep Bargalló i Valls), February 2004, she resigned as deputy in April 2004.
References
- ↑ "Carod avisa de que la expulsión traerá consecuencias en Madrid". El Comercio (Spain) (in Spanish). 12 May 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
| Preceded by Josep Bargalló i Valls |
Minister of Education 2004–2006 |
Succeeded by Joan Manuel del Pozo i Álvarez (as Minister of Education and Universities) |
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