Xavier Espot Zamora (born 30 October 1979) is an Andorran judge and politician. He is a former minister of justice and the current
prime minister of Andorra
The head of government of the Principality of Andorra (), alternatively known as the Prime Minister of Andorra, is the chief executive of the government of Andorra. They are appointed by the General Council. The position was created in 1982 aft ...
since 16 May 2019.
Under the government of
Antoni Martí
Antoni Martí Petit (; born 30 July 1963) is an Andorran architect and politician who served as the prime minister of Andorra from May 2011 to 16 May 2019, when he was elected on the ticket of the Democrats for Andorra. He was re-elected in th ...
, between 25 July 2012 and 28 February 2019 he was the minister of social affairs, justice and interior, succeeding
Rosa Ferrer Obiols.
[Espot jura el càrrec com a nou ministre de Justícia i Interior](_blank)
He resigned on 29 February 2019 as Minister to prepare his candidacy for the prime minister in the
2019 general election.
Espot dimiteix com a ministre per centrar esforços en la campanya
Zamora has a degree and a master's degree in Law from the Faculty of the Superior School of Business Administration and Management (ESADE). In addition, he also has a degree in Humanities from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Ramon Llull University
University Ramon Llull ( ca, Universitat Ramon Llull, URL; ) is a private university located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain established in 1990. Currently it is formed by several different colleges specialized in different topics, most of which ar ...
of Barcelona
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.
See also
*Executive Council of Andorra
The Executive Council of Andorra is the chief executive body of Andorra.
Under the 1993 constitution, the co-princes continue as heads of state, but the head of government retains executive power. The two co-princes serve coequally with limited ...
References
1979 births
Democrats for Andorra politicians
Heads of Government of Andorra
Living people
Members of the General Council (Andorra)
Government ministers of Andorra
People from Escaldes-Engordany
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