Norma Pujol i Farré (born 9 February 1988) is a Spanish teacher and politician from

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and a member of the

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Early life

Pujol was born on 9 February 1988 in

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. She has a

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from the

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(UdL) (2009) and a

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qualification in music education from the

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(2010). In 2018 she received a postgraduate degree in management and management of educational centers from UdL.

Career

Pujol has taught music in several

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since 2010 and from 2015 she worked in

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Zona Escolar Rural (rural school zone). She has taught music as an

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at the Maristes Montserrat de Lleida and was a collaborator with the Flix Municipal School of Music and the Tivissa Music School. She was territorial co-ordinator for Terres de l'Ebre between 2016 and 2018. In September 2018 she was appointed Director General of Youth for the

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. Pujol is a member of several cultural and sports organisations including the Agrupació Sardanista,

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, Associació Cultural la Cana, Associació de Jocs Tothom a Taula, Centre d'Estudis de la Ribera d'Ebre, Flexus Teatre, Grup Natura Freixe and Joventut Esportiva de Flix. She was chairperson of the Flix Yacht Club from 2012 to 2015. She was part of the

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of ''La Veu de Flix'', a local news magazine, from 2008 to 2015. Pujol has been associated with

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(ERC) since 2007. She contested the 2015 local elections as an Entesa per Flix–Acord Municipal (EpF-AM)

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candidate in Flix and was elected. She was re-elected at the 2019 local elections. She contested the April 2019 general election as a

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electoral alliance candidate in the

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and was elected to the

. She was re-elected at the November 2019 general election.

Electoral history

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pujol, Norma 1988 births Autonomous University of Barcelona alumni Educators from Catalonia Women politicians from Catalonia Living people Members of the 13th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Members of the 14th Congress of Deputies (Spain) Spanish municipal councillors People from Ribera d'Ebre Republican Left of Catalonia politicians Spanish music educators Spanish women music educators 21st-century Spanish women educators University of Lleida alumni Women members of the Congress of Deputies (Spain)