Gemma Ubasart

Gemma Ubasart González is a Spanish political scientist and politician. She has served as a city councilor in Castellar del Vallès, secretary for international affairs and public policies for change in Podemos, and secretary general of Podemos in Catalonia.[1][2]

Gemma Ubasart
Born
Castellar del Vallès
NationalitySpanish
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science
Institutions

Career

Ubasart attended the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where she graduated with a PhD. She also obtained a graduate degree in the penal system and human rights at the University of Barcelona, as well as a postgraduate degree in applied social research and data analysis. She became a professor at the University of Girona, and has also been a professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid.[3]

In the 2007 Spanish local elections, she was elected to the city council of her municipality, affiliated with the L'Altraveu per Castellar (es). In November 2014 she was elected a member of the Citizen Council of Podemos, and joined the Coordination Council of Pablo Iglesias Turrión as secretary of international affairs and public policies for change. In February 2015, she was elected secretary general of Podemos in Catalonia,[4][5][6] and she held that position until October 10, 2015.[7]

References
  1. Palà, Roger (13 November 2017). "Si es tracta de tombar el règim, no haurem de fer a Catalunya però també amb els companys de l'estat". El Critic (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. "La exlíder de Podemos en Cataluña critica el exceso de protagonismo de Iglesias durante la campaña del 27-S". El Diario (in Spanish). 11 October 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. "Dra. Ubasart González" (in Spanish). Universitat de Girona. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. "La oficialista Ubasart, secretaria general de Podemos en Cataluña". El Mundo (in Spanish). 15 February 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. "Gemma Ubasart Biografía" (in Spanish). Recopilator. 28 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. Hinojosa, Silvia (28 January 2015). "Ubasart, de la factoría Iglesias". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  7. Picazo, Sergi (10 October 2015). "Ubasart dimiteix com a líder de podem a catalunya a tres mesos de les eleccions espanyoles". El Critic (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2020.


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