Marta Rosique

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{{Short description|Spanish politician (born 1996)}}

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| office1 = Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain

| constituency1 = Barcelona

| term_start1 = 16 May 2019

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| birth_name = Marta Rosique i Saltor

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| birth_place = Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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| citizenship = Spanish

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| party = Republican Left of Catalonia

| otherparty = Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists

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| alma_mater = Pompeu Fabra University

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Marta Rosique i Saltor (born 16 March 1996) is a Catalan politician from Spain and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Early life

Rosique was born on 16 March 1996 in Barcelona, Catalonia.{{cite web |title=Members: XIV Legislatura ( 2019-Actualidad ) - Rosique i Saltor, Marta |url=http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Diputados/BusqForm?_piref73_1333155_73_1333154_1333154.next_page=/wc/fichaDiputado?idDiputado=185&idLegislatura=14 |publisher=Congress of Deputies |accessdate=25 March 2020 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish}}{{cite news |title=Marta Rosique, la diputada d'ERC que s'asseu a la mesa d'edat amb una samarreta antifeixista |url=https://www.ara.cat/politica/Marta-Rosique-ERC-samarreta-antifeixista_0_2237776302.html |accessdate=25 March 2020 |work=Ara |date=21 May 2019 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=Catalan}} Her father is a doctor and her mother works for a food security company.{{cite news |last1=Barnils |first1=Andreu |title=Marta Rosique: 'He vist molts diputats que em miraven amb cara estranya' |url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/marta-rosique-diputats-cara-estranya/ |accessdate=25 March 2020 |work=VilaWeb |date=21 May 2019 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=Catalan}}{{cite news |last1=López Frías |first1=David |title=Marta Rosique, la nueva 'Rufiana' del Congreso: de tener 150€ en su cuenta a ganar 68.642 al año |url=https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/20191205/marta-rosique-nueva-rufiana-congreso-tener-cuenta/449456298_0.html |accessdate=25 March 2020 |work=El Español |date=5 December 2019 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish}} She lives in the wealthy Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona. She has a degree in journalism from the Pompeu Fabra University and is currently studying political science at the university.

Rosique was a member of the European Youth Parliament from 2011 to 2015.{{cite web |title=Marta Rosique |url=https://www.esquerra.cat/ca/marta-rosique |publisher=Republican Left of Catalonia |accessdate=25 March 2020 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=Catalan}} She was secretary of the National Youth Council of Catalonia (CNJC) between 2015 and 2017, with responsibility for international co-operation and interculturality.{{cite news |last1=Rocamora |first1=Carme |title=Marta Rosique: "Hi ha por que el jovent s'organitzi" |url=https://diarieljardi.cat/hi-ha-por-a-que-el-jovent-sorganitzi/ |accessdate=25 March 2020 |work=El Jardí |date=26 April 2018 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=Catalan}} In this role she helped found the Euromed Youth Network, a platform for youth organisations in the Mediterranean region. She has been Republican Youth of Catalonia's secretary for policy and international co-operation since 2016. In 2017, prior to the Catalan independence referendum, she was spokesperson for Universitats per la República (UxR), a platform that mobilised support amongst the university community for Catalan self-determination.

Career

Rosique contested the April 2019 general election as a Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.{{cite magazine |title=Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central - Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas |magazine=Boletín Oficial del Estado |date=2 April 2019 |issue=79 |page=34228 |url=https://boe.es/boe/dias/2019/04/02/pdfs/BOE-A-2019-4902.pdf |accessdate=27 May 2019 |publisher=Government of Spain |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish |issn=0212-033X}}{{cite web |title=Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Abril 2019 |url=http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |accessdate=25 March 2020 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish |archive-date=26 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html |url-status=dead }} Aged 23, she was the youngest member of the congress to date and had a net wealth of €150. She was re-elected at the November 2019 general election.{{cite magazine |title=Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales – Elecciones generales. Proclamación de candidaturas |magazine=Boletín Oficial del Estado |date=15 October 2019 |issue=248 |page=113505 |url=https://boe.es/boe/dias/2019/10/15/pdfs/BOE-A-2019-14801.pdf |accessdate=15 October 2019 |publisher=Government of Spain |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish |issn=0212-033X}}{{cite web |title=Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Noviembre 2019 |url=http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |accessdate=25 March 2020 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish |archive-date=26 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326143159/http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html |url-status=dead }}

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Electoral history

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|+ Electoral history of Marta Rosique

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2019 April generalProvince of Barcelonastyle="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}};"|Republican Left of Cataloniastyle="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists}};"|Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntistsalign=right|7Elected
2019 November generalProvince of Barcelonastyle="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia}};"|Republican Left of Cataloniastyle="background:{{party color|Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists}};"|Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntistsalign=right|6Elected

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