Sergi Miquel
{{Short description|Spanish politician (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{family name hatnote|Miquel|Valentí|lang=Catalan}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Sergi Miquel
| honorific-suffix = MP
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| caption = Miquel in July 2016
| office1 = Member of the Congress of Deputies
| constituency1 = Girona
| term_start1 = 5 July 2016
| term_end1 = 30 May 2023
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| office2 = Member of Llagostera Municipal Council
| term_start2 = 2011
| term_end2 = 2016
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 = Robert Montiel i Molina
| birth_name = Sergi Miquel i Valentí
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|12|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Llagostera, Catalonia, Spain
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| citizenship = Spanish
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| party = Catalan European Democratic Party
| otherparty = Together for Catalonia
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| alma_mater = {{Ubl | University of Southampton | ELISAVA }}
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Sergi Miquel i Valentí (born 24 December 1989) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia and former Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
Early life
Miquel was born on 24 December 1989 in Llagostera, Catalonia.{{cite web |title=Members: XII Legislatura ( 2016-2019 ) - Miquel i Valentí, Sergi |url=http://www.congreso.es/portal/page/portal/Congreso/Congreso/Diputados/BusqForm?_piref73_1333155_73_1333154_1333154.next_page=/wc/fichaDiputado?idDiputado=5&idLegislatura=12 |publisher=Congress of Deputies |accessdate=21 December 2018 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish}}{{cite news |last1=Baquero |first1=Camilo S. |title="La meva generació no es jubilarà fent política" |url=https://cat.elpais.com/cat/2018/08/19/catalunya/1534707585_854148.html |accessdate=21 December 2018 |work=El País |date=20 August 2018 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Catalan}} He has a bachelor's degree in art and design from the University of Southampton and a degree in design from ELISAVA.{{cite news |last1=Busquets |first1=Gemma |title="Les clavegueres treballen per dinamitar el procés" |url=http://www.elpuntavui.cat/politica/article/17-politica/1210039-les-clavegueres-treballen-per-dinamitar-el-proces.html |accessdate=21 December 2018 |work=El Punt |date=7 August 2017 |location=Girona, Spain |language=Catalan}} He has been secretary-general of the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (JNC) since 2015.{{cite news |title=Sergi Miquel, número dos de CDC al Congrés per Girona |url=https://www.diaridegirona.cat/comarques/2016/05/23/sergi-miquel-sera-numero-dos/784610.html |accessdate=21 December 2018 |work=Diari de Girona |date=24 May 2016 |location=Girona, Spain |language=Catalan}}{{cite news |last1=March |first1=Oriol |title=Sergi Miquel relleva Marta Pascal al capdavant de la JNC a través del primer procés de primàries de la formació |url=https://www.ara.cat/politica/Sergi_Miquel-Marta_Pascal-JNC-Josep_Rull-Artur_Mas-CDC_0_1313268742.html |accessdate=21 December 2018 |work=Ara |date=2 March 2015 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=Catalan}}
Career
Miquel contested the 2011 local elections as a Convergence and Union (CiU) electoral alliance candidate in Llagostera and was elected.{{cite magazine |title=Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Puigcerdà |magazine=Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona |date=26 April 2011 |issue=79 |page=140 |url=http://www.ddgi.cat/bopH/pdf.raw?collection=&id=0000028194&lang=ca&name=Butllet%C3%AD%20Oficial%20de%20la%20Prov%C3%ADncia%20de%20Girona,%2026/04/2011,%20n%C3%BAm.%2079 |accessdate=11 June 2018 |publisher=Diputació de Girona |location=Girona, Spain |language=Catalan}}{{cite web |title=Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Llagostera |url=http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |accessdate=21 December 2018 |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 }} He was re-elected at the 2015 local elections.{{cite magazine |title=Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Puigcerdà |magazine=Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Girona |date=28 April 2015 |issue=81 |page=137 |url=http://www.ddgi.cat/bopH/pdf.raw?collection=&id=0000029634&lang=ca&name=Butllet%C3%AD%20Oficial%20de%20la%20Prov%C3%ADncia%20de%20Girona,%2028/04/2015,%20n%C3%BAm.%2081 |accessdate=11 June 2018 |publisher=Diputació de Girona |location=Girona, Spain |language=Catalan}}{{cite web |title=Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2015 - Mun. Llagostera |url=http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |accessdate=21 December 2018 |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 }} Miquel contested the 2016 general election as a Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) candidate in the Province of Girona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.{{cite magazine |title=Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Girona |magazine=Boletín Oficial del Estado |date=31 May 2016 |issue=131 |page=35592 |url=https://boe.es/boe/dias/2016/05/31/pdfs/BOE-A-2016-5186.pdf |accessdate=7 June 2018 |publisher=Government of Spain |location=Madrid, Spain |language=Spanish}}{{cite web |title=Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Junio 2016 |url=http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/infoelectoral/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html |publisher=Ministry of the Interior |accessdate=21 December 2018 |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 }} He was re-elected at the April 2019 general election as a Together for Catalonia (JxCat) candidate.{{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=34296 |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}}
Miquel was president of the Papu Tisores Cultural Association and is a member of Òmnium Cultural and ESPLAC.{{cite news |last1=Pinilla |first1=Òscar |title="Anem a Madrid sabent que estem fent les maletes" |url=http://www.elpuntavui.cat/politica/article/17-politica/978385-lanem-a-madrid-sabent-que-estem-fent-les-maletesr.html |accessdate=21 December 2018 |work=El Punt |date=19 June 2016 |location=Girona, Spain |language=Catalan}}{{cite web |title=Sergi Miquel i Valentí |url=http://convergencia.cat/membres/sergi-miquel-i-valenti/ |publisher=Democratic Convergence of Catalonia |accessdate=21 December 2018 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=Catalan}}
Electoral history
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|+ Electoral history of Sergi Miquel ! scope=col|Election ! scope=col|Constituency ! scope=col colspan="2"|Party ! scope=col colspan="2"|Alliance ! scope=col|No. ! scope=col|Result | |||||||
| 2011 local | Llagostera | style="background:{{party color|Democratic Convergence of Catalonia}};"| | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}};"| | Convergence and Union | align=right|7 | Elected |
| 2015 local | Llagostera | style="background:{{party color|Democratic Convergence of Catalonia}};"| | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | style="background:{{party color|Convergence and Union}};"| | Convergence and Union | align=right|3 | Elected |
| 2016 general | Province of Girona | style="background:{{party color|Democratic Convergence of Catalonia}};"| | Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | align=right|2 | Elected | ||
| 2019 Apr general | Province of Girona | style="background:{{party color|Catalan European Democratic Party}};"| | Catalan European Democratic Party | style="background:{{party color|Together for Catalonia (2017)}};"| | Together for Catalonia | align=right|2 | Elected |
References
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Category:Alumni of the University of Southampton
Category:Catalan European Democratic Party politicians
Category:Convergence and Union politicians
Category:Democratic Convergence of Catalonia politicians
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Category:Members of the 12th Congress of Deputies (Spain)
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Category:Municipal councillors in the province of Girona
Category:Pompeu Fabra University alumni