Xavier Espot Zamora

Xavier Espot Zamora (born 30 October 1979) is an Andorran judge and politician. He is a former minister of justice[1] and the current prime minister of Andorra, serving since 16 May 2019.[2]

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Espot and the second or maternal family name is Zamora; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Xavier Espot Zamora
Espot in 2017
Prime Minister of Andorra
Assumed office
16 May 2019
MonarchsEpiscopal Co-prince:
Joan Enric Vives Sicília
French Co-prince:
Emmanuel Macron
RepresentativeEpiscopal:
Josep Maria Mauri
French:
Patrick Strzoda
Preceded byAntoni Martí
Personal details
Born
Xavier Espot Zamora

(1979-10-30) 30 October 1979
Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra
Political partyDemocrats for Andorra

Education

Espot has a degree and a master's degree in Law from the Faculty of the Superior School of Business Administration and Management (ESADE). In addition, he also has a degree in Humanities from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Ramon Llull University of Barcelona.[3]

Career

Under the government of Antoni Martí, between 25 July 2012 and 28 February 2019 he was the minister of social affairs, justice and interior, succeeding Rosa Ferrer Obiols.[3] He resigned on 28 February 2019 as Minister to prepare his candidacy for the prime minister in the 2019 general election.[4]

He has served as prime minister since 16 May 2019.[2]

On 11 September 2023, Espot Zamora came out as gay in an interview with Ràdio Nacional d'Andorra.[5][6]

See also

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Xavier Espot Zamora.
  1. "Decret del 16-10-2011 de nomenament del Sr. Xavier Espot Zamora com a secretari d'Estat de Justícia i Interior". bopa.ad. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. "Xavier Espot jura el càrrec de cap de Govern". govern.ad (in Catalan). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. "Espot jura el càrrec com a nou ministre de Justícia i Interior". El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. Pérez, Victoria Gómez; Esteban, Adrià (28 February 2019). "Espot dimiteix com a ministre per centrar esforços en la campanya". El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. "Xavier Espot parla públicament de la seva orientació sexual". Andorra Difusió (in Catalan). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. Lavers, Michael K. (11 September 2023). "Andorran prime minister comes out as gay". Washington Blade. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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