Carles Ensenyat Reig (born 20 February 1985) is an Andorran politician who serves in the General Council as a member of the

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and has been the General Syndic since 21 April 2023. Born in the wealthy as the son of Maria Reig Moles, Reig was educated at

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. He was elected to the General Council in

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

, and worked in the

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's office from 2011 to 2015. His great-uncle Julià Reig Ribó served as also served as syndic of the General Council.

Early life

Carles Ensenyat Reig was born on 20 February 1985, as the only son of Maria Reig Moles. The Reig family are multi-millionaires and Maria holds a 20% stake in Creand. His grandfather Serafí Reig Ribó and mother both served in the General Council and his great-uncle Julià Reig Ribó served as syndic of the General Council. He graduated with a law and master's degree from

in 2008.

Career

Reig was elected to the in

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, and

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

. He is a member of the

and president of the Democrats in the General Council. During Reig's tenure he served on the Health and the Environment, Finance and Budget, Social Affairs, and Education, Culture, Youth and Sports committees, and was president of the Foreign Policy committee. He was the secretary of the

's office from 2011 to 2015. He became General Syndic of the General Council on 21 April 2023.

Personal life

Reig married , who served as mayor of La Seu d'Urgell and in the

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, and adopted a child.

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