Elsa Artadi i Vila (born 19 August 1976) is a Spanish economist, academic and politician from Catalonia. Artadi is a member of the Parliament of Catalonia and was previously Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesperson of Catalonia.
Artadi was born on 19 August 1976 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.[1] Her mother Esther Artadi manages a small estate agent.[2] Her parents separated when she was young and Elsa and her brother Patrick have chosen to use their mother's surname, Artadi, first rather than their father's surname, Vila.[2]
Artadi studied at an independent school in Barcelona.[3] After school Artadi joined the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in 1994, graduating in 1998 with a degree in economics.[1][3][4] She received a Master's degree from UPF in 2000.[1][3] She joined Harvard University in 2000 on a scholarship from Fundació "la Caixa", receiving a master's degree (2002) and a doctorate (2006) in economics from the university.[1][5]
Artadi joined the Generalitat de Catalunya, Catalonia's regional government, in 2011 as an economic advisor to Andreu Mas-Colell, the Minister of Economy and Finance.[5][8] In 2013 she became managing director of the generalitat's Entitat Autònoma de Jocs i Apostes, serving until 2015. She was also Director General of Tax and Game during this time. She was promoted to Finance Secretary in 2015 and in early 2016 she became Director-General of Inter-departmental Coordination.[9][10][11]
Artadi became a member of the Catalan nationalistCatalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT) in the summer of 2016.[5][6] She became a member of the PDeCAT's executive, taking responsibility for studies and programs, but later left the party due to differences.[6][12]
Artadi and other members of the Catalan government on 2 June 2018
Artadi contested the 2017 regional election as an independentTogether for Catalonia (JuntsxCat) electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia.[13][14] At the election Catalan secessionists retained a slim majority in the Catalan Parliament.[15][16] Artadi was spokesperson for the JuntsxCat parliamentary group.[17] On 19 May 2018 newly elected PresidentQuim Torra nominated a new government in which Artadi was to be Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge and Government Spokesperson.[18][19][20] However, the Spanish government condemned the inclusion of jailed/exiled politicians in the government as provocative and refused to approve Torra's appointments or to revoke direct rule.[21][22][23] Faced with this opposition Torra announced a new government on 29 May 2018 without the jailed/exiled politicians.[24][25] Artadi was to be Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesperson in the new government.[26][27][28] She was sworn in on 2 June 2018 at the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya.[29][30][31] She resigned in March 2019 to contest the 2019 local elections as the JuntsxCat's number two candidate in Barcelona.[32][33]
Artadi was married to architect Alberto Arraut.[2][5] She is a yoga enthusiast and enjoys running and water colour painting.[8][35]
Electoral history
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