Montserrat Bassa

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| birth_name = Montserrat Bassa i Coll

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Montserrat Bassa i Coll (born 20 April 1965) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia who serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Early life

Bassa was born on 20 April 1965 in Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia.{{cite web |title=Members: XIII Legislatura ( 2019-Actualidad) - Bassa Coll, Montserrat |url=http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Diputados/BusqForm?_piref73_1333155_73_1333154_1333154.next_page=/wc/fichaDiputado?idDiputado=258&idLegislatura=13 |publisher=Congress of Deputies |accessdate=5 June 2019 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish}}{{cite news |last1=Porta |first1=Carma |title="Niretzat, errepublika eratzea da lehentasuna, ez soilik presoak " |url=https://www.berria.eus/paperekoa/2726/020/001/2019-05-11/niretzat-errepublika-eratzea-da-lehentasuna-ez-soilik-presoak.htm |accessdate=5 June 2019 |work=Berria |date=11 May 2019 |location=Andoain, Spain |language=Basque}} She is the sister of jailed Catalan minister Dolors Bassa.{{cite news |title=Montse Bassa, germana de l'exconsellera Bassa, candidata d'ERC per Girona el 28A |url=https://www.ccma.cat/324/montse-bassa-la-germana-de-lexconsellera-bassa-candidata-derc-per-girona-el-28a/noticia/2908830/ |accessdate=5 June 2019 |work=3/24 |date=9 March 2019 |location=Sant Joan Despí, Spain |language=ca}}{{cite news |last1=Rivas |first1=Mairena |title=Montse Bassa i Pau Surroca: "Les cartes són de gran ajuda per a la Dolors" |url=https://www.diaridegirona.cat/catalunya/2018/04/23/montse-bassa-pau-surroca-cartes/909246.html |accessdate=5 June 2019 |work=Diari de Girona |date=23 April 2018 |location=Girona, Spain |language=Catalan}}

Career

Bassa was director of Escola d'Adults de Figueres and later worked for the Department of Education at the ancient ruins of Empúries.

Bassa is a founding member of the Catalan Association for Civil Rights (Associació Catalana pels Drets Civils) which represents families of Catalan "political prisoners and exiles".{{cite news |last1=Castro |first1=Ruth |last2=Oca |first2=Uma |title=Qui són els 48 diputats catalans que avui s'asseuen al Congrés? |url=https://www.ara.cat/politica/diputats-catalans-congres-eleccionsgenerals-2019_0_2237776284.html |accessdate=5 June 2019 |work=Ara |date=21 May 2019 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=Catalan}}{{cite web |title=Va de Llibertat: Montserrat Bassa i Coll |url=https://vadellibertat.esquerra.cat/candidat/montserrat-bassa-i-coll/ |publisher=Republican Left of Catalonia |accessdate=5 June 2019 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=Catalan}} She contested the 2019 general election as a Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Girona 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=34294 |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 magazine |title=Otras Disposiciones: Junta Electoral Central - Elecciones generales. Resultados |magazine=Boletín Oficial del Estado |date=30 May 2019 |issue=129 |page=57377 |url=https://boe.es/boe/dias/2019/05/30/pdfs/BOE-A-2019-8070.pdf |accessdate=30 May 2019 |publisher=Government of Spain |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish |issn=0212-033X}}