Montserrat Nebrera González (Barcelona, 11 July 1961) is a Spanish politician and university lecturer. She holds a degree in

Political Philosophy Political philosophy studies the theoretical and conceptual foundations of politics. It examines the nature, scope, and Political legitimacy, legitimacy of political institutions, such as State (polity), states. This field investigates different ...

and

Classical Philology Classics, also classical studies or Ancient Greek and Roman studies, is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, ''classics'' traditionally refers to the study of Ancient Greek and Roman literature and their original languages, ...

and a PhD in Law from the

University of Barcelona The University of Barcelona (official name in ; UB), formerly also known as Central University of Barcelona (), is a public research university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was established in 1450. With 76,000 students, ...

. She is Professor of

Constitutional Law Constitutional law is a body of law which defines the role, powers, and structure of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the parliament or legislature, and the judiciary; as well as the basic rights of citizens and, in ...

at the

International University of Catalonia The International University of Catalonia (UIC Barcelona) is a private university in Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as ...

. She was a member of the

Catalan Parliament The Parliament of Catalonia (, ; ; ) is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 members, known as deputies (//), who are elected for four-year terms or after extraordinary ...

for the Partido Popular de Cataluña (PPC) until her resignation in October 2009.

Professional career

She combined teaching at the International University of Catalonia with the position of Director of Social Studies at the Cambó Institute, a post she left after standing as a candidate for the PPC in the 2006 Catalan Parliament elections. She is a frequent contributor to regional and national audiovisual and print media.

Political career

She was a member of parliament for the Partido Popular from 2006 to 2009, running as number two on the PPC list for Barcelona in the last regional elections. She served on two parliamentary committees, as Chair of the Justice, Law and Security Committee and as Spokesperson of the Interior and Immigration Committee in the

Parliament of Catalonia The Parliament of Catalonia (, ; ; ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 members, known as Deputy (legislator), deput ...

. She has been a lawyer and support magistrate at the Provincial Court for the seven years prior to entering politics and for more than twenty years she has worked as a researcher and lecturer in Constitutional Law. Affiliated to the PPC since November 2007, she had already outlined what in her opinion should be the way to achieve the PPC's objectives, on 13 March of the same year. On 18 April 2008 she presented her candidacy for the presidency of the PPC. Finally, on 5 July of that year, she won the support of just over 43% of his party's delegates, against a consensus candidacy represented by

Alicia Sánchez-Camacho Alicia Sánchez-Camacho Pérez (born 22 April 1967) is a Spanish lawyer and politician. She served as the President of the People's Party in Catalonia from 2008 to 2017. Sánchez-Camacho was born to Manchego and Extremaduran parents in Blanes. ...

and promoted by the national leadership of its President,

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. After this, she abandoned her candidacy for the 2010 elections to the Catalan Parliament, heading the lists of Alternativa de Govern por Barcelona, without obtaining parliamentary representation. Subsequently, in July 2014 it was announced that she would be the candidate for

Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya The Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (; , CDC), frequently shortened as Convergence (; ) was a Catalan nationalist, liberal political party in Catalonia (Spain), currently still existing without any political activity. The party was originally ...

(CDC) for the mayoralty of San Just Desvern.

Controversies

In January 2009 she was the protagonist of an intense controversy when she criticised the "accent " of the Minister of Public Works, Magdalena Álvarez, on the occasion of the problems that had occurred at

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in the previous days. These statements caused a great deal of controversy, especially in

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. She was also disavowed by the secretary general of the PP of Catalonia, Jordi Cornet. Meanwhile, the PP of Andalusia called on Nebrera to leave the party. Although Nebrera retracted her words, the PP of Catalonia opened a file against her. Nebrera was again reprimanded in March 2009 for her criticism of

's administration, having labelled her a "pharisee". On 19 October 2009, she resigned her seat and announced her decision to leave the PP in a letter to its president, Mariano Rajoy.

References

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