Montserrat Bassa

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Bassa and the second or maternal family name is Coll; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Montserrat Bassa MP
Bassa in February 2019
Member of the Congress of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2019
Constituency	Girona
Personal details
Born	Montserrat Bassa i Coll (1965-04-20) 20 April 1965 (age 59) Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia, Spain
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists

Montserrat Bassa i Coll (born 20 April 1965) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia who serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Early life

Bassa was born on 20 April 1965 in Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia.[1][2] She is the sister of jailed Catalan minister Dolors Bassa.[3][4]

Career

Bassa was director of Escola d'Adults de Figueres and later worked for the Department of Education at the ancient ruins of Empúries.[3]

Bassa is a founding member of the Catalan Association for Civil Rights (Associació Catalana pels Drets Civils) which represents families of Catalan "political prisoners and exiles".[5][6] She contested the 2019 general election as a Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[7][8]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Montserrat Bassa

Election	Constituency	Party		Alliance		No.	Result
2019 general[7][8]	Province of Girona		Independent		Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists	1	Elected

References

1. "Members: XIII Legislatura ( 2019-Actualidad) - Bassa Coll, Montserrat" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
2. Porta, Carma (11 May 2019). ""Niretzat, errepublika eratzea da lehentasuna, ez soilik presoak "". Berria (in Basque). Andoain, Spain. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
3. "Montse Bassa, germana de l'exconsellera Bassa, candidata d'ERC per Girona el 28A". 3/24 (in Catalan). Sant Joan Despí, Spain. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
4. Rivas, Mairena (23 April 2018). "Montse Bassa i Pau Surroca: "Les cartes són de gran ajuda per a la Dolors"". Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
5. Castro, Ruth; Oca, Uma (21 May 2019). "Qui són els 48 diputats catalans que avui s'asseuen al Congrés?". Ara (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
6. "Va de Llibertat: Montserrat Bassa i Coll" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Republican Left of Catalonia. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
7. "Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central - Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 79. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 2 April 2019. p. 34294. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
8. "Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central - Elecciones generales. Resultados" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 129. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 30 May 2019. p. 57377. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

External links

Montse Bassa i Coll on Twitter