Marta Farrés

Marta Farrés, Mayor of Sabadell
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Farrés and the second or maternal family name is Falgueras.

Marta Farrés Falgueras (Sabadell, September 30, 1981) is a Spanish politician affiliated with the PSC since 2003, and currently mayor of Sabadell, since June 2019.[1][2]

Life

She has a degree in Political Science and Administration from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and a diploma in Institutional Relations and Protocol and a master's degree in Mediation.

She has been local councilor and deputy mayor of Sabadell City Council between 2003 and 2015, with mayors Manuel Bustos and Joan Carles Sánchez.[3]

In 2015 she lost the primaries to lead her party's list for the local elections. In the 2019 Spanish local elections, she topped the list with the most votes. In the Spanish local elections of 2023, she ran again as a candidate for mayor, obtaining an absolute majority.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Sabadell airport to become one of Europe's top training centers, plans mayor". www.catalannews.com. 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  2. ^ ACN (2023-06-02). "Marta Farrés, alcaldesa de Sabadell: "No gozaremos de la mayoría absoluta, seguiremos trabajando como hasta ahora"". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  3. ^ Ribalaygue, Jordi (2021-04-16). "The PSC avoids that the City council of Sabadell asks that the exalcalde Bustos enters the prison". Ara in English. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  4. ^ Periódico, El (2023-06-17). "Marta Farrés vuelve a ser investida alcaldesa de Sabadell y estrena mayoría absoluta". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  5. ^ 324cat (2023-06-17). "Marta Farrés revalida com alcaldessa de Sabadell allargant la mà a la resta de forces tot i tenir majoria absoluta". CCMA (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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