Marina Geli i Fàbrega (born 12 September 1958,

Sant Gregori Sant Gregori () is a village in the province of Girona, an autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Ca ...

) is a Spanish medical professional. She was the health minister of the

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from 2003 to 2010. She is considered one of the most prominent members of the

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wing of the

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. Geli obtained her medical degree from the

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. She was an intern at the Hospital Josep Trueta in

Girona Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...

from 1981 to 1990. She became a specialist in the treatment of infectious diseases and

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. She was also involved in several associations related to the fight against AIDS. She also was town councillor for Sant Gregori (1982–1990) and county councillor for Girona, during the same period. She is president of the Committee for Social Policy in the period 1996-1999 in the

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and Spokesperson for Social Policy in the sixth legislature. She became policy manager and First Secretary of the PSC for the region of

in 2000.

Private life

Ms. Geli is married with two children.

References

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