Maria Vergés Pérez (born ?) is a Spanish politician and musician from

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, currently serving as the

Síndic d'Aran The Síndic d'Aran (Occitan language, Occitan for 'Aran Syndic') is the head of government of the Val d'Aran, an autonomously governed region within the Province of Lleida of Catalonia, Spain. The Síndic leads the thirteen-member Conselh Genera ...

, the head of government of the valley, since October 2020. A member of the

Unity of Aran Unity of Aran (Aranese: ', also ') is a political party in Val d'Aran, Spain. Practically the Aranese section of Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), it is the ruling party of the comarca. Unity of Aran has its roots in Aranese nationalist ' ("Th ...

party, she served as the Director of Culture and Language Policy during the first government of Síndic d'Aran from 2007 to 2011. Vergés entered the

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of the

Conselh Generau d'Aran The General Council of Aran (Aranese: ''Conselh Generau d'Aran'') is the autonomous governing body of the territory of the Aran Valley in Catalonia. The chamber is headed by the Sindic d'Aran. Composition The General Council of Aran is composed b ...

, the governing body of the valley, since winning a seat in the 2019 Aranese Council election representing the constituency of the ''

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'' of . She held the position of Vice Síndic d'Aran until she was elected Síndic d'Aran on 19 October 2020 following the resignation of her predecessor, Francés Boya, who left office to become general secretary of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) within the

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. She formed a new Aranese government on 23 November that year, becoming the third woman to hold the office of Síndic d'Aran after

Maria Pilar Busquets Maria Pilar Busquets i Medan (; 23 March 1937 – 13 November 2016) was a Spanish Aranese politician and writer, 1st Síndic d'Aran ("Head of the Government of the Valley") between 1991 and 1993. Career Busquets worked in the hotel sector. She w ...

and

Amparo Serrano Iglesias Amparo Serrano Iglesias (born ?) is a Spanish Aranese politician who served as the second Síndic d'Aran, the head of government of the autonomous Val d'Aran, from July 1993 until June 1995. She was also the second woman to hold the office of Sí ...

. Outside of politics, Vergés is a member of the Aranese-language music band Bramatopin.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Verges Perez, Maria Living people Date of birth unknown Year of birth unknown Síndics d'Aran Members of the Conselh Generau d'Aran Unity of Aran politicians Aranese politicians Aranese women in politics Women politicians from Catalonia 21st-century Spanish women politicians Occitan musicians Occitan-speaking people Year of birth missing (living people)