Meritxell Serret Aleu (born 19 June 1975) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia, and the former Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the

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Life and career

Serret was born in Vallfogona of Balaguer, Catalonia, Spain. She has a degree in Political Sciences and Administration from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and has additional degrees in General Management from the

Open University of Catalonia The Open University of Catalonia ( ca, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC; ) is a private open university based in Barcelona, Spain. The UOC offers graduate and postgraduate programs in Catalan, Spanish and English in fields such as Psycholog ...

. She speaks four languages: Spanish, English, French and Catalan. In her career, Serret has held a managerial position for Provedella, a centre that promotes beef, has been in charge of organizational tasks in th
Unió de Pagesos
(Farmers Union), and as a technical coordinator for th
Fundació del Mon Rural
(Rural World Foundation). She has been president of the Cultural Association The Xop of Vallfogona of Balaguer since 2009. Serret was councillor of the City council of Vallfogona of Balaguer as an independent for Republican Left of Catalonia. As an activist she has been a member of the national secretariat and coordinator of the political incidence committee of the

Catalan National Assembly The Assemblea Nacional Catalana ("Catalan National Assembly"; ANC by its Catalan acronym) is an organization that seeks the political independence of Catalonia from Spain. It also promotes the independence of other Catalan-speaking regions, which ...

. On January 13, 2016, Serret was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food by the President of the Catalan Government, Carles Puigdemont. She was sworn in on January 14.
DECRET 3/2016, de 13 de gener, pel qual es nomenen el vicepresident del Govern, els consellers i conselleres dels departaments de la Generalitat de Catalunya i el secretari del Govern.
Serret moved to Belgium with Carles Puigdemont and three other Catalan ex-ministers after the declaration of independence of Catalonia. She returned to Spain in 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Serret, Meritxell 1975 births Agriculture ministers of Catalonia Autonomous University of Barcelona alumni Fisheries ministers of Catalonia Living people Members of the 12th Parliament of Catalonia Women members of the Parliament of Catalonia People barred from public office