Marta Farrés Falgueras (Sabadell, September 30, 1981) is a Spanish politician affiliated with the
PSC since 2003, and currently mayor of
Sabadell
Sabadell () is a city and municipality in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, where it is one of the two capitals, the other being Terrassa. It is located on the River Ripoll, north of Barcelona, a ...
, since June 2019.
Life
She has a degree in
Political Science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...
and Administration from the
Autonomous University of Barcelona, and a diploma in Institutional Relations and Protocol and a master's degree in Mediation.
She has been local councilor and deputy mayor of Sabadell City Council between 2003 and 2015, with mayors Manuel Bustos and Joan Carles Sánchez.
In 2015 she lost the primaries to lead her party's list for the local elections. In the
2019 Spanish local elections, she topped the list with the most votes. In the
Spanish local elections of 2023, she ran again as a candidate for mayor, obtaining an absolute majority.
References
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1981 births
Living people
Women politicians from Catalonia
People from Sabadell
Women mayors of places in Spain