Carme Laura Gil i Miró (born 1935 in

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) is a

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professor and

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. She was Catalonia's Minister of Education from 1999 to 2003. She has degrees in

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and

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and she is also a University professor. During the 1981–1994 period, she served as General Director of ''Batxillerat'', Teachers and Education Centers as well as Scholarship Planning in the government of

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. Between 1994 and 1996, she set up the

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(Museu d'Història de Catalunya). In 1996, she was elected as deputy in the Congress for

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. She is nowadays a member of the National Board of

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1935 births Living people People from Ribera d'Ebre Convergence and Union politicians Members of the Parliament of Catalonia Education ministers of Catalonia Members of the 6th Congress of Deputies (Spain) {{spain-academic-bio-stub