Èric Jover Comas (born November 1977) is an Andorran politician and member of the

Democrats for Andorra Democrats for Andorra ( ca, Demòcrates per Andorra, DA) is a centre-right, liberal-conservative political party currently in government in Andorra. The party was established on 22 February 2011 as the direct successor of the Reformist Coalition ...

(DA) political party. Jover served as the

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from 22 May 2019 until his resignation in January 2023. He previously served as Minister of Education. On 12 October 2020, Jover announced that he had tested positive for

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, becoming the country's highest profile official to become infected during the

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so far. Several members of the Andorran government self quarantined in response to Jover's diagnosis, including Cèsar Marquina, Marc Ballestà, Guillem Casal, Mònica Bonell Tuset, and Lara Vilamala.

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1977 births Finance Ministers of Andorra Government ministers of Andorra Members of the General Council (Andorra) Democrats for Andorra politicians University of Barcelona alumni Living people {{Andorra-politician-stub