Meritxell Serret Aleu (born 19 June 1975) is a

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politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Action and European Union of Catalonia and Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.

Life and career

Serret was born in Vallfogona of Balaguer,

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. She has a degree in Political Sciences and Administration from the

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and has additional degrees in General Management from the

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. She speaks four languages: Spanish, English, French and Catalan. In her career, Serret has held a managerial position for Provedella, a centre that promotes beef, has been in charge of organizational tasks in th
Unió de Pagesos
(Farmers Union), and as a technical coordinator for th
Fundació del Mon Rural
(Rural World Foundation). She has been president of the Cultural Association The Xop of Vallfogona of Balaguer since 2009. Serret was councillor of the City council of Vallfogona of Balaguer as an independent for

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. As an activist she has been a member of the national secretariat and coordinator of the political incidence committee of the Catalan National Assembly. On January 13, 2016, Serret was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food by the President of the

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. She was sworn in on January 14.
Decret 3/2016, de 13 de gener, pel qual es nomenen el vicepresident del Govern, els consellers i conselleres dels departaments de la Generalitat de Catalunya i el secretari del Govern.
Serret moved to Belgium with Carles Puigdemont and three other Catalan ex-ministers after the declaration of independence of Catalonia. She returned to Spain in 2021.

References

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