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Damià Calvet
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Damià Calvet i Valera (born 23 May 1968) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia and who served as Minister of Territory and Sustainability of Catalonia between 2018 and 2021.
In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Calvet and the second or maternal family name is Valera; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
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Damià Calvet | |
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![]() Calvet in June 2018 | |
Minister of Territory and Sustainability of Catalonia | |
In office 2 June 2018 – 26 May 2021 | |
President | Quim Torra |
Preceded by | Josep Rull (Direct rule from 27 October 2017) |
Deputy Mayor of Sant Cugat del Vallès | |
In office 2015–2018 | |
Member of the Municipality Council of Sant Cugat del Vallès | |
In office 2015–2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Damià Calvet i Valera (1968-05-23) 23 May 1968 (age 56) Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain |
Citizenship | Spanish |
Political party | Together for Catalonia |
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Born in 1968 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Calvet studied construction engineering at La Salle before becoming an academic. He later worked in the private sector in the Balearic Islands before holding various senior positions at the Generalitat de Catalunya. He was a deputy mayor of Sant Cugat del Vallès, a municipality in north-eastern Spain, before being appointed Minister of Territory and Sustainability in June 2018.