Gemma Geis i Carreras (born 9 November 1979) is a Spanish academic and politician from Catalonia, former member of the regional Parliament of Catalonia and Catalan minister of Research and Universities of Catalonia between 2021 and 2022.
Gemma Geis | |
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| Minister of Research and Universities of Catalonia | |
| In office 26 May 2021 – 10 October 2022 | |
| President | Pere Aragonès |
| Preceded by | Ramon Tremosa |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Nadal |
| Member of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
| Assumed office 17 January 2018 | |
| Constituency | Girona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gemma Geis i Carreras 9 November 1979 Girona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Political party | Together for Catalonia |
| Alma mater | University of Girona |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Website | gemmageis |
Early life edit
Geis was born on 9 November 1979 in Girona, Catalonia.[1][2][3] Her great-grandfather was a Republican Left of Catalonia mayor of Sarrià de Ter in the 1930s and was later imprisoned by the fascist Franco dictatorship.[3] Her great-uncle was author and composer Camil Geis.[1] Geis and her sister Cristina grew up in the Pont Major neighbourhood of Girona where their parents Martí and Quimeta had a metal workshop.[3] As a child she helped out in the family business.[3]
Geis was educated at Institut Carles Rahola where she was a contemporary of Roger Torrent.[3] She has a degree in law (1998-02) from the University of Girona (UdG) and a master's degree in legal practice from the Barcelona Bar Association (Il·lustre Col·legi d'Advocats de Barcelona).[2][4] In 2011 the UdG awarded her an extraordinary prize for her 2008 law doctorate thesis "La Ejecución de las Sentencias Urbanísticas" (The Execution of Urban Judgments).[2][4] For her doctorate she carried out research at the University of Florence, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and Harvard University.[4][5]
Career edit
Geis practiced law at the Bar Association of Girona (Il·lustre Col·legi d'Advocats de Girona) but is currently registered as a non-practicing lawyer.[2] She was a member of the Prague Group of Jurists.[2] She has been teaching at the UdG since 2003 and is currently associate professor of administrative law.[2][6] She was vice-rector of Regulatory Development, Governance and Communication at the UdG from 2013 to 2017.[2][6]
Geis was a member of the Girona monitoring committee for the 2014 Catalan self-determination referendum (9-N).[2] She was invited by Carles Puigdemont to contest the municipal elections in Girona but declined.[3] However, following the 2017 Catalan independence referendum (1-O), she decided to temporarily suspend her academic career and enter politics.[3] She contested the 2017 regional election as an independent Together for Catalonia (JuntsxCat) electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia.[7][8] She was re-elected at the 2021 regional election.[9][10]
Considered a Puigdemont ally, she was heavily involved in JuntsxCat and the National Call for the Republic.[11][12] On 26 May 2021 she was sworn in as Minister of Research and Universities in the new government of President Pere Aragonès.[13][14][15]
Other activities edit
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Member of the Board of Trustees[16]
- Greenpeace, Member[2]
Personal life edit
Geis has two children.[3]
Electoral history edit
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 regional[7][8] | Province of Girona | Independent | Together for Catalonia | 1 | Elected | ||
| 2021 regional[9][10] | Province of Girona | Together for Catalonia | 1 | Elected | |||
References edit
- ^ a b Borràs, Xavier (19 December 2017). "Gemma Geis (JxC): "Si el president fos de la CUP, ara estaria votant la CUP"". NacióDigital (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "XII legislatura (17 de gener de 2018 - 21 de desembre de 2020): I. Sra. Gemma Geis i Carreras" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Parliament of Catalonia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Fanals, Laura (26 May 2021). "Del claustre de la UdG a la conselleria". Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Dra. Geis Carreras, Gemma: Plana personal" (in Catalan). Girona, Spain: University of Girona. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Batlle, Eduard (12 August 2007). "La superació arribarà a Harvard". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Gemma Geis, vicerectora de la UdG, serà la cap de llista de JxCat per Girona". Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Barcelona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). No. 281. Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 19 November 2017. p. 111442. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2017: Composició del Parlament" (in Catalan). Generalitat de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Juntes Electorals Provincials". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 8321A. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 20 January 2021. p. 3. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral Central". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 8355. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 3 March 2021. p. 6. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Gemma Geis es presenta a les primàries per encapçalar la llista per Girona de JxCat". Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Girona, Spain. EFE. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "New pro-independence platform founded". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "New Catalan ministers take office under the presidency of Pere Aragonès". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Calvet, Josep M. (26 May 2021). "Los consellers de Aragonès toman posesión sin referencias al Estatut ni a la Constitución". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Càrrecs i Personal: Departament de la Presidència". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). No. 8418A. Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 26 May 2021. p. 1. ISSN 1988-298X. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Governance Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal).