Amparo Serrano Iglesias (born ?) is a Spanish

Aranese Aranese () is a standardized form of the Pyrenean Gascon dialect, Gascon variety of the Occitan language spoken in the Val d'Aran, in northwestern Catalonia close to the France–Spain border, Spanish border with France, where it is one of the t ...

politician who served as the second

Síndic d'Aran The Síndic d'Aran (Occitan language, Occitan for 'Aran Syndic') is the head of government of the Val d'Aran, an autonomously governed region within the Province of Lleida of Catalonia, Spain. The Síndic leads the thirteen-member Conselh Genera ...

, the

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of the autonomous

Val d'Aran Aran (; ; ) (often known as the Aran Valley, or Val d'Aran in Aranese Occitan; in other forms of Occitan: ''Vath d'Aran'' or ''Vau d'Aran'', in Catalan: ''Vall d'Aran'', in Spanish: ''Valle de Arán'') is an autonomous administrative entity (form ...

, from July 1993 until June 1995. She was also the second woman to hold the office of Síndic d'Aran after her predecessor,

Maria Pilar Busquets Maria Pilar Busquets i Medan (; 23 March 1937 – 13 November 2016) was a Spanish Aranese politician and writer, 1st Síndic d'Aran ("Head of the Government of the Valley") between 1991 and 1993. Career Busquets worked in the hotel sector. She w ...

Biography

In 1991, Serrano was elected to the

Conselh Generau d'Aran The General Council of Aran (Aranese: ''Conselh Generau d'Aran'') is the autonomous governing body of the territory of the Aran Valley in Catalonia. The chamber is headed by the Sindic d'Aran. Composition The General Council of Aran is composed b ...

, the governing legislature of the Val d'Aran, as a candidate from the

Aranese Democratic Union Aranese () is a standardized form of the Pyrenean Gascon dialect, Gascon variety of the Occitan language spoken in the Val d'Aran, in northwestern Catalonia close to the France–Spain border, Spanish border with France, where it is one of the t ...

(UDA) and the larger Aranese–

Convergence and Union Convergence and Union (, CiU; ) was a Catalan nationalist electoral alliance in Catalonia, Spain. It was a federation of two constituent parties, the larger Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) and its smaller counterpart, the Democratic ...

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. Her colleague,

of the

Aranese Democratic Convergence Aranese Democratic Convergence (Aranese: ''Convergéncia Democratica Aranesa'', formerly ''Convergéncia Democratica Aranesa - Partit Nacionalista Aranés'') is a political party in Val d'Aran that formed the Aranese section of CDC. CDA is, along w ...

(which was also a member of the coalition at the time), was elected the first Síndic d'Aran. However, two years later, disagreements arose in their coalition. Amparo Serrano filed a

motion of no confidence A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion or vote of confidence) is a motion and corresponding vote thereon in a deliberative assembly (usually a legislative body) as to whether an officer (typically an executive) is deemed fi ...

against Busquets with the support of her own Aranese Democratic Union (UDA) and the

Unity of Aran Unity of Aran (Aranese: ', also ') is a political party in Val d'Aran, Spain. Practically the Aranese section of Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), it is the ruling party of the comarca. Unity of Aran has its roots in Aranese nationalist ' ("Th ...

(UA) parties, successfully ousting Busquets. Serrano became Síndic d'Aran, serving from 12 July 1993 until 7 June 1995. In the May 1995 Aranese council election, the opposition

won the election and

Carlos Barrera Sánchez Carlos Barrera e Sánchez (3 December 1950 – 7 April 2022) was a Spanish Aranese politician. A member of the Aranese Democratic Convergence, he served as Síndic d'Aran from 1995 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2019. He died in Vielha Vielha ...

became Síndic d'Aran. Serrano attempted a political comeback in the 1999 and 2003 elections as a candidate for the now defunct political party, but lost both elections.

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