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Marta Pascal Capdevila (born 10 April 1983) is a Spanish politician, a Senator of the
Parliament of Catalonia The Parliament of Catalonia (, ; ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 members, known as Deputy (legislator), deput ...
. From July 2016 to July 2018, she was general coordinator of the
Catalan European Democratic Party The Catalan European Democratic Party (, PDeCAT, sometimes stylized as PDECat), initially branded as the Catalan Democratic Party (, PDC), was a liberal political party in Spain that supported Catalan independence. The party was founded in Bar ...
(PDeCAT). From October 2012 to February 2015, she was president of the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia, and from July 2015 until its dissolution in July 2016 she was the spokesperson for the
Democratic Convergence of Catalonia The Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (; , CDC), frequently shortened as Convergence (; ) was a Catalan nationalist, liberal political party in Catalonia (Spain), currently still existing without any political activity. The party was originall ...
(CDC).


Biography

Marta Pascal earned
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in Political Science and Administration from
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and in History from the
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. She participated in the Ordit leadership program promoted by the . She completed a leadership program in public management (IESE-Madrid) and is currently participating in the leadership program Vicens Vives (ESADE). Professionally, she has dedicated herself to the field of educational policies in the International Association of Educating Cities. From 2008 to 2011 she was head of the Department of Education area of the
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City Council, and from 2011 to 2012 adviser to the Minister of Education of the Catalan government,
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and a patron of the Eduard Soler Foundation-Escuela de Trabajo del Ripollés. She regularly writes for various digital communication media, such as , , and e-notícies.


Political and institutional career

Pascal joined the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (JNC) and the youth group of the
Democratic Convergence of Catalonia The Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (; , CDC), frequently shortened as Convergence (; ) was a Catalan nationalist, liberal political party in Catalonia (Spain), currently still existing without any political activity. The party was originall ...
(CDC). She joined the CDC in 2006. She was president of the JNC from October 2012 to February 2015. From December 2010 to 2012 she was vice president. From November 2008 to April 2010 she shared responsibility for the JNC's Social Policies and Immigration area, and from April to December 2010 she was secretary of the territory. She was part of the CDC executives of Vic and
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, and of the Federation of Central Regions. Beginning in 2010 she was a member of the CDC's National Council. In the 2012 elections, she was ranked 34th on the
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(CiU) list and elected deputy. In the 2015 elections, she renewed her seat, this time on the
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list. On 19 July 2015, she assumed the role of CDC spokesperson in the place of . On 23 July 2016, she was elected General Coordinator of the
Catalan European Democratic Party The Catalan European Democratic Party (, PDeCAT, sometimes stylized as PDECat), initially branded as the Catalan Democratic Party (, PDC), was a liberal political party in Spain that supported Catalan independence. The party was founded in Bar ...
(PDeCAT), the inheritor party of the CDC. Pascal won in primaries with 87.76% of the votes over the rival candidacy led by the president of Reagrupament, Ignasi Planas, who received 12.27%. On 3 May 2018 the
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appointed Pascal a Senator by Autonomic Designation.


Judicial case

On 22 December 2017, Judge Pablo Llarena of the
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agreed to the investigation (before imputation) for rebellion against Marta Pascal (PDeCAT general coordinator),
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(PDeCat president), Marta Rovira ( ERC general secretary), Mireia Boya (
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parliamentary group president),
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(CUP spokesperson), and (
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president), all for belonging to the organizing team of the Catalan referendum of 1 October 2017 and with a decisive role in the Catalan independence plan, whose roadmap was annulled by the
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.


Resignation as PDeCAT director

At the PDeCAT meeting held on 21 July 2018, Pascal resigned from its leadership, declaring that she did not enjoy the confidence of
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. At this assembly, was appointed president of the PDeCAT and it was agreed to join the coalition within the Crida Nacional per la República.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pascal, Marta 1983 births Catalan European Democratic Party politicians Democratic Convergence of Catalonia politicians Living people Members of the 10th Parliament of Catalonia Members of the 11th Parliament of Catalonia Women members of the Parliament of Catalonia 21st-century Spanish women politicians Members of the 12th Parliament of Catalonia Members of the 12th Senate of Spain Members of the 13th Senate of Spain Members of the 14th Senate of Spain People from Vic Pompeu Fabra University alumni University of Barcelona alumni