Raquel Sans

Raquel Sans
First Vice-President of the Parliament of Catalonia
Assumed office
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Preceded byAlba Vergés
member Parliament of Catalonia
Assumed office
12 març 2021
ConstituencyTarragona
Personal details
Born (1980-06-09) 9 June 1980
PartyRepublican Left of Catalonia
Alma materAutonomous University of Barcelona
Occupationjournalist

Raquel Sans y Guerra (Valls, 9 June 1980) is a Catalan journalist and politician who has been the First Vice-President of the Parliament of Catalonia since 10 June 2024.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Valls, she holds a degree in journalism from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a master's degree in social and labor journalism from the same higher education institution. She has been a journalist for Diari de Tarragona and TAC 12, a presenter of the program Quarts de nou on Catalan Television, a cultural management technician at the Tarragona City Council and an associate professor at the Rovira i Virgili University. She has lived in Tarragona for several years.[3]

In the 2017 Catalan parliamentary election, Sans was the sixth ERC-Catalunya Sí candidate in the Tarragona constituency as an independent candidate. She was not elected, but in July 2018, when Óscar Peres became a member of parliament from Vall d’Aran, she was appointed as the government representative in Tarragona.[4]

In the 2021 Catalan parliamentary election, Sans led the Republican Left of Catalonia's candidacy in the Tarragona constituency and served as a member of the Catalan Parliament in the 12th legislature.

He led the Republican Left of Catalonia candidacy in the 2024 Catalan parliamentary election for the Tarragona constituency.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Qui són els nous membres de la mesa del parlament 2024?". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  2. ^ "Raquel Sans, Jordi Salvador, Laura Castel i Josep Rufà (ERC): 'A la República Catalana hi hem de ser totes i tots' | DiariTots21 | Notícies de Tarragona, Reus, Tarragonès i Baix Camp". diaridigital.tarragona21.com (in Catalan). 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  3. ^ Catalunya, Parlament de. "Fitxa del diputat/ada". Parlament de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  4. ^ "Òscar Peris tornarà a ser el delegat del govern a Tarragona i la periodista Raquel Sans es converteix en diputada - Diari La República Checa". Diari La República Checa (in Catalan). 2018-06-08. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  5. ^ "Marta Vilalta, Raquel Sans i Laia Cañigueral acompanyaran Pere Aragonès a les eleccions a Catalunya". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  6. ^ Pérez, Marina (2021-01-21). "Llista d'ERC al Camp de Tarragona pel 14F". Ràdio Ciutat de Tarragona (in Catalan). Retrieved 2025-12-13.