Margalida Prohens Rigo (born 24 May 1982) is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. She served in the

Parliament of the Balearic Islands The Parliament of the Balearic Islands (Catalan: ''Parlament de les Illes Balears'') is the unicameral autonomous parliament of the Balearic Islands, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Parliament, composed of 59 elected seats, is l ...

from 2011 to 2019, and the

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. In 2021, she became president of the

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, winning the

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and becoming

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Biography

Born in Campos,

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, Prohens graduated in Translation and Interpretation from

Pompeu Fabra University Pompeu Fabra University ( ca, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, UPF, ; es, link=no, Universidad Pompeu Fabra) is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. The university was created by the Autonomous Government of Catalo ...

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. She joined the New Generations of the People's Party in 2005. Elected to the

in 2011, she served as the PP spokesperson within it from 2015 until Biel Company took over in 2018. She was announced as the party's candidate for the

for the Balearic constituency in the

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; Maria Salom had originally been named but was then moved to be the

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candidate. In July 2018, new PP President

Pablo Casado Pablo Casado Blanco (; born 1 February 1981) is a Spanish former politician. He was a member of the Congress of Deputies representing Madrid until 4 April 2022, having previously represented Ávila between 2011 and 2019. From 2015 to 2018, he al ...

named Prohens the party's Secretary of Internal Communication. Three years later, she ran unopposed to be president of the

, succeeding Company. In February 2022, she was one of several regional PP leaders to withdraw confidence in Casado, leading to the 20th National Congress of the People's Party. She then endorsed

Alberto Núñez Feijóo Alberto Núñez Feijóo (; ; born 10 September 1961) is a Spanish People's Party politician. He currently serves as senator from Galicia and as president of the People's Party. He served as the president of the Regional Government of Galicia ...

. In the

, the PP rose nine seats to 26, becoming the largest party. The party reached a pact with the eight deputies from Vox, who did not join the government but had Gabriel Le Senne elected as

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president, the role of

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. An issue between the two parties was the status of Spanish and Catalan in the archipelago; the PP agreed with Vox that Spanish should be an option in education and other public services, while installing Antoni Vera, a philologist of Catalan, as Minister of Education. On 7 July, she was sworn in as

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prohens, Marga 1982 births Living people People from Mallorca Pompeu Fabra University alumni People's Party (Spain) politicians Members of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands Members of the 13th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 14th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Presidents of the Balearic Islands