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Francina Armengol | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| President of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2023 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Preceded by | Meritxell Batet |
| President of the Government of the Balearic Islands | |
| In office 2 July 2015 – 20 June 2023 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | José Ramón Bauzà |
| Succeeded by | Marga Prohens Acting: Mae de la Concha |
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands | |
| Assumed office 26 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Francesc Antich |
| President of the Island Council of Mallorca | |
| In office 7 July 2007 – 25 June 2011 | |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Maria Antònia Munar |
| Succeeded by | Maria Salom |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | Balearic Islands |
| Member of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands | |
| In office 12 June 1999 – 24 July 2023 | |
| Constituency | Mallorca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francesca Lluch Armengol Socias 11 August 1971 Inca, Mallorca (Balearic Islands), Spain |
| Political party | Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands |
| Other political affiliations | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
Francesca Lluc Armengol Socias, known as Francina Armengol Socias (Balearic Catalan: [fɾənˈsinə əɾməŋˈgɔl soˈsiəs]; born 11 August 1971), is a Spanish politician from the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands. She currently serves as president of the Congress of Deputies since 2023 and as member of the Congress of Deputies from the Balearic Islands since 2023.[1]
Early life
Armengol was born on 11 August 1971 in Inca, Mallorca.[2] She is the daughter of Juan Armengol, who was the mayor of Inca from 1991 to 1995.[2] By 1991 she had joined the PSOE.[3] She studied pharmacy at the University of Barcelona and then completed a postgraduate degree in dermopharmacy and law studies at the Open University of Catalonia.[2] She was also a member of the Bloc d'Estudiants Independentistes during the time she studied pharmacy.[4]
She first entered politics in 1997, as she was deputy secretary of the PSOE in Mallorca until 1998, and was afterward, from 1998 to 2000, councillor of Inca.[3] She was also a member of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands starting 12 July 1999, a position she has continuously held since then.[5] During her time in parliament, she was a coordinator of the Parity Law and was, from 2007 to 2011, President of the Island Council of Mallorca.[5]
Political career
Armengol served as president of the Balearic Islands between 2015 and 2023, and also the first woman to ever hold the office.[6] She ruled in coalition with the left-wing Podemos and the regional Catalanist party Mes per Mallorca as well as external support from the regionalist and Catalanist Mes per Menorca Party.[7]
In the 2023 Spanish general election Armengol was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies representing the Balearic Islands.[8] In August 2023, the Socialists had Armengol appointed speaker or president of the Congress of Deputies with support from Catalan pro-independence parties.[9]
Personal life
Armengol tested positive for COVID-19 on 20 December 2021.[10]
References
- ^ Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel (17 August 2023). "Francina Armengol, elegida nueva presidenta del Congreso con los votos de ERC y Junts". elperiodico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Garay, Fátima (3 March 2024). "Qué estudios tiene Francina Armengol y a qué se dedicaba antes de ser política". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Los secretos familiares de Francina Armengol: madre adoptiva y una pareja invisible". Mujer Hoy (in Spanish). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "BEI: la 'fàbrica' de dirigents del moviment sobiranista". Crític (in Catalan). 16 December 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ a b "ra. Francesca Lluch ARMENGOL I SOCIAS". web.parlamentib.es. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Armengol, primera presidenta del Govern en la historia de Baleares". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Palma. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Inti Landauro (17 August 2023), Spanish Socialists' candidate elected speaker with support of Catalan groups Archived 18 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine Reuters.
- ^ "Ex-Balearic president set to become the next speaker of Spain's parliament". Majorca Daily Bulletin. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Inti Landauro (17 August 2023), Spanish Socialists' candidate elected speaker with support of Catalan groups Archived 18 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine Reuters.
- ^ "Francina Armengol da positivo en Covid-19: 'Gracias a estar vacunada sólo tengo síntomas leves'". El Español (in Spanish). 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2023.