Mireia Vehí

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Vehí and the second or maternal family name is Cantenys; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Mireia Vehí
MP
Vehí in October 2019
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
3 December 2019 – 17 August 2023
ConstituencyBarcelona
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia
In office
19 January 2016 – 28 October 2017
Preceded byJulià de Jòdar
ConstituencyBarcelona
Personal details
Born
Mireia Vehí i Cantenys

(1985-02-09) 9 February 1985 (age 39)
Vilafant, Catalonia, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
Political partyEndavant
Other political
affiliations		Popular Unity Candidacy–For Rupture
Alma materUniversity of Granada

Mireia Vehí i Cantenys (born 9 February 1985) is a Spanish sociologist and politician from Catalonia, who served as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. She was previously a member of the Parliament of Catalonia.

Early life and family

Vehí was born on 9 February 1985 in Vilafant, Catalonia.[1][2] She is the daughter of Agustí Vehí i Castelló, a deputy inspector in the municipal police in Figueres, and Consol Cantenys i Arbolí, the socialist mayor of Vilafant.[3][4] Her great-grandfather was a republican mayor.[4] Her sisters Pau and Laia are musicians.[3]

Vehí has a degree in sociology from the University of Granada (2010) and a postgraduate qualification in African societies and development from the Pompeu Fabra University (2011).[1][3] She is currently[when?] studying for a master's degree in women's studies, gender and citizenship at the Inter-University Women and Gender Studies Institute.[1][5]

Career

Vehí is a specialist in migration, human rights, gender and multiculturalism and has worked for several organisations in this capacity.[2][6] She worked on multicultural activities for Barcelona City Council and was a board member and project director of the Center for African and Intercultural Studies (Centre d'Estudis Africans i Interculturals).[3][4][5][6] She has also taught security history at the School of Prevention and Comprehensive Security of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.[6]

Vehí was part of the Occupy movement in Granada and Poble-sec.[2][7] She has been active in the anti-capitalist movement since 2015 and is a member of various social movements.[3][4] She was a spokesperson for the movement to close the immigration detention centre in Zona Franca (Tanquem els CIE).[8]

Vehí is associated with the Endavant party and has been a member of Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) since 2015.[4][9][10] At the 2015 regional election she was placed eighth on CUP's list of candidates in the Province of Barcelona but the party only won seven seats in the province and as a result he failed to get elected.[11][12] However, in January 2016, she was appointed to the Parliament of Catalonia following the resignation of Julià de Jòdar.[5][13] In March 2016, on her way to Diyarbakır in Turkish Kurdistan to participate in marches to mark International Women's Day, Vehí was detained at Istanbul Airport and threatened with violence before being deported back to Barcelona.[14]

At the 2017 regional election Vehí was placed 78th on CUP's list of candidates in the province of Barcelona but the party only won three seats in the province and as a result she failed to get re-elected.[15][16] In February 2018 the Som Llavor, Construïm la Unitat Popular list backed by Endavant won six seats, including Vehí, on CUP's national secretariat.[1][17]

Vehí contested the 2019 November general election as a Popular Unity Candidacy–For Rupture candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[18][19] She contested the 2023 general elections again, this time in the Province of Girona, but was not elected as her party did not gain any seats.[20]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Mireia Vehí
Election Constituency Party Alliance No. Result
2015 regional[11][12] Province of Barcelona Endavant Popular Unity Candidacy 8 Not elected
2017 regional[15][16] Province of Barcelona Endavant Popular Unity Candidacy 78 Not elected
2019 November general[18][19] Province of Barcelona Endavant Popular Unity Candidacy–For Rupture 1 Elected
2023 general[21] Province of Girona Endavant Popular Unity Candidacy–For Rupture 1 Not elected

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Members: XIV Legislatura ( 2019-Actualidad ) - Vehí Cantenys, Mireia" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Ansola, Emma (6 November 2019). ""La gent ha aconseguit fer un torcebraç a l'Estat"". El Punt (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Urreta, Edurne (16 November 2019). "La madre de Mireia Vehí, la diputada de la CUP que se quitó el flequillo para ir al Congreso: "Le hace mucha ilusión"". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e Fernàndez, Marina (10 November 2019). "Autoretrat dels candidats del 10-N a Catalunya". El Nacional (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "La filla de l'alcaldessa socialista de Vilafant és una de les noves diputades de la CUP". Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "Sra. Mireia Vehí i Cantenys: XI legislatura (26 d'octubre de 2015 - 28 d'octubre de 2017)" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Parliament of Catalonia. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  7. ^ Pascual, Jordi; Font, Marc; Picazo, Sergi (19 April 2016). "25 exemples del pas dels moviments socials a la política (institucional) més enllà d'Ada Colau i de Carme Forcadell". Crític (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Centenars de persones demanen el tancament del CIE de la Zona Franca". Ara (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Europa Press. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  9. ^ Morales, Aida (4 October 2019). "Mireia Vehí liderarà la CUP a les eleccions espanyoles". Nació Digital (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  10. ^ "La CUP renueva su cúpula con equilibrios entre Endavant y Poble Lliure". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Anuncis Diversos: Administració Electoral - Juntes Electorals Provincials". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 6947. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 1 September 2015. p. 20. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2015: Candidats electes" (PDF) (in Catalan). Departament de Governació, Administracions Públiques i Habitatge, Generalitat de Catalunya. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Mireia Vehí serà la candidata de la CUP al Congrés el 10-N". El Punt (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. Catalan News Agency. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  14. ^ "La diputada de la CUP Mireia Vehí, deportada de Turquía". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Europa Press. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Barcelona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 281. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 19 November 2017. p. 111425. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2017: Composició del Parlament" (in Catalan). Generalitat de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017.
  17. ^ "La CUP renueva su cúpula con equilibrios entre Endavant y Poble Lliure". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Europa Press. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales – Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 248. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 15 October 2019. p. 113506. ISSN 0212-033X. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  19. ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2019" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  20. ^ 20minutos (3 July 2023). "Estas son las listas de la CUP por Cataluña para las elecciones generales". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ https://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2023/09/01/pdfs/BOE-A-2023-18907.pdf

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