Àngels Chacón

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Chacón and the second or maternal family name is Feixas; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
The Honourable
Àngels Chacón
Chacón in June 2018
Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge of Catalonia
In office
2 June 2018 – 3 September 2020
PresidentQuim Torra
Preceded byJosep Rull
(Direct rule from 27 October 2017)
Succeeded byRamon Tremosa
Secretary General of the Catalan European Democratic Party
In office
13 June 2021 – 22 December 2021
PresidentDavid Bonvehí
DeputyMarc Solsona
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byVacant
Member of the Municipality Council of Igualada
In office
2011–2018
Personal details
Born
Maria Àngels Chacón i Feixas

1968 (age 55–56)
Igualada, Catalonia, Spain
Political partyCentrem (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2011–2016)
Catalan European Democratic Party (2016–2022)
Alma materUniversity of Barcelona

Maria Àngels Chacón i Feixas (born 1968) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia who served as Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge of the Catalan government.

Early life

Chacón was born in 1968 in Igualada, Catalonia.[1][2] She has a degree in law from the University of Barcelona and is a specialist in international trade.[1][3]

Career

Chacón has worked as export director for several companies in the paper sector.[1][3] She was commercial director for Juan Romaní Esteve and was in charge of export for Manipulados del Noya.[1] She was general-secretary of the Anoia Business Union, an organisation that represents 850 partners and 2,400 companies, from 2008 to 2011.[1][3]

Chacón was co-ordination of the Urbact 3D Cities (economic growth and innovation in health) and Urbact Retailink (economic growth and commercial strategy innovation in medium-sized cities) projects and has been co-director of the 4D Health Patient Safety Simulation Innovation Center since 2009.[4][5][6] In June 2017 she was appointed director-general of industry in the Generalitat de Catalunya's Department of Business and Knowledge.[1][3]

Chacón contested the 2011 local elections as an independent Convergence and Union (CiU) electoral alliance candidate in Igualada and was elected.[7][8] After the election she was appointed second deputy mayor in charge of economy, trade and tourism.[3][4] She was re-elected at the 2015 local elections.[9][10] After the election she was appointed first deputy mayor in charge of economy, knowledge, internationalisation and interior.[3][11] She joined the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT) after it was formed.[5]

Chacón and other members of the Catalan government on 2 June 2018

On 19 May 2018 newly elected President of Catalonia Quim Torra nominated a new government in which Elsa Artadi was to be Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge.[12][13][14] However, the Spanish government condemned the inclusion of jailed/exiled politicians in the government as provocative and refused to approve Torra's appointments or to revoke direct rule.[15][16][17] Faced with this opposition Torra announced a new government on 29 May 2018 without the jailed/exiled politicians.[18][19] Chacón was to be Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge in the new government.[20][21][22] She was sworn in on 2 June 2018 at the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya.[23][24][25]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Àngels Chacón
Election Constituency Party Alliance No. Result
2011 local[7][8] Igualada Independent Convergence and Union 3 Elected
2015 local[9][10] Igualada Independent Convergence and Union 3 Elected

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Perfil: Àngels Chacón, la fins ara directora general d'Indústria es posa al capdavant d'Empresa i Coneixement". La Vanguardia (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Catalan News Agency. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Vergés, Chacón, Calvet i Borràs: així són els nous consellers del Govern". El País (in Catalan). Madrid, Spain. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Nomenen Àngels Chacón nova directora general d'Indústria". Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. Catalan News Agency. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Àngels Chacón, una especialista en comercio exterior para dirigir Empresa i Coneixement". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b Vicens, L.; Mascaró, A.; Toro, M.; Tedó, X. (29 May 2018). "Aquests són els 13 consellers del Govern de Quim Torra". Ara (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Àngels Chacón, de regidora de Comerç i directora d'Indústria a consellera d'empresa". Aldia.cat (in Catalan). Europa Press. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Igualada". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 20 April 2011. p. 31. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Igualada" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona d'Igualada". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 22 April 2015. p. 18. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2015 - Mun. Igualada" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Àngels Chacón, nova directora general d'Indústria del Govern". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Europa Press. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Torra nominates new government including jailed and exiled officials". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Torra nombra en su Govern a Aragonès, Artadi, Turull, Rull, Comín, Puig y Maragall". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  14. ^ Puente, Arturo (19 May 2018). "Torra nombra a los encarcelados Turull y Rull consellers de su nuevo Govern". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  15. ^ Stothard, Michael (20 May 2018). "Rajoy wins opposition support to keep direct rule over Catalonia". Financial Times. London, U.K. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy urges Catalonia to form 'viable' government". The New Indian Express. Chennai, India. Press Trust of India. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  17. ^ Day, Paul (20 May 2018). "Spain to maintain control of Catalonia - El Pais". Reuters. London, U.K. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Torra proposes new nominations to overcome Spain's block on forming government". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Torra unblocks new Catalan government, replacing ministers in exile and prison with new names". El Nacional. Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  20. ^ "El nou executiu tindrà 13 departaments" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Torra sustituye a los cuatro consellers vetados para desbloquear el Govern". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Torra nomena nou govern per superar el bloqueig". El Punt (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  23. ^ "Catalan government takes office in emotional event, lifting direct rule". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  24. ^ Villalonga, Carles (2 June 2018). "El nuevo Govern de Torra toma posesión en un acto reivindicativo y escenifica el fin del 155". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  25. ^ "Los consellers toman posesión y prometen "lealtad" a Quim Torra". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Europa Press. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.