Maria Vergés Pérez

Maria Vergés Pérez
Vergés in 2021
Síndic d'Aran
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 October 2020
Preceded by	Francés Boya Alòs [oc; ca; es]
Member of the Conselh Generau d'Aran
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 June 2019
Personal details
Political party	Unity of Aran
Profession	Politician, Musician

Maria Vergés Pérez (born ?) is a Spanish politician and musician from Aran, currently serving as the Síndic d'Aran, the head of government of the valley, since October 2020.[1][2]

A member of the Unity of Aran party, she served as the Director of Culture and Language Policy during the first government of Síndic d'Aran Francés Boya Alòs [oc; ca; es] from 2007 to 2011.[3]

Vergés entered the plenary session of the Conselh Generau d'Aran, the governing body of the valley, since winning a seat in the 2019 Aranese Council election representing the constituency of the terçon of Castièro [oc].[4][5] She held the position of Vice Síndic d'Aran until she was elected Síndic d'Aran on 19 October 2020 following the resignation of her predecessor, Francés Boya, who left office to become general secretary of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) within the Spanish government.[6][7] She formed a new Aranese government on 23 November that year, becoming the third woman to hold the office of Síndic d'Aran after Maria Pilar Busquets and Amparo Serrano Iglesias.[8][9]

Outside of politics, Vergés is a member of the Aranese-language music band Bramatopin.[10]

References

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2. "Maria Vergés ei dejà era naua sindica d'Aran". Aran Noticies. 2020-10-29. Archived from the original on 2020-11-01. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
3. "Er aranés s'a de víuer". El País. 2011-04-07. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
4. "«Resultats des eleccions ath Conselh Generau d'Aran de 2019". 2019-05-26. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
5. "Candidatures proclamades". GenCat. 2019-04-29. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
6. "Maria Vergés nova síndica de la Val d'Aran". TV3 (Catalonia). 2020-10-29. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
7. "Maria Vergés, nova Síndica d'Aran". Conselh Generau d'Aran. 2020-10-29. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
8. "Format el govern de la nova síndica d'Aran, Maria Vergés". Catalunya Ràdio. 2020-11-23. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
9. Molina, Maria (2020-11-23). "Maria Vergés, tercera síndica d'Aran, assumeix el repte d'assolir el ple autogovern". Diari Segre. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
10. "Caçadors de Paraules - L'aranès (part 3)". TV3 (Catalonia). 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2022-06-17.