Anna Erra

Anna Erra i Solà (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈannə ˈɛrə]; born 7 October 1965) is a Spanish teacher and politician who served as President of the Parliament of Catalonia between June 2023 and June 2024. She is also a deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia for Junts per Catalunya. Between 2015 and 2023 she was Mayor of Vic, representing Junts per Catalunya.^[1][2]

The Right Honourable Anna Erra i Solà MP
Anna Erra in September 2023
17th President of the Parliament of Catalonia
In office 9 June 2023 – 10 June 2024
Vice President	Alba Vergés Assumpta Escarp
Preceded by	Laura Borràs Alba Vergés (acting)
Succeeded by	Josep Rull
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 June 2018
Constituency	Barcelona
Mayor of Vic
In office 13 June 2015 – 17 June 2023
Preceded by	Josep María Vila
Succeeded by	Albert Castells
Personal details
Born	Anna Erra i Solà (1965-10-07) 7 October 1965 (age 59) Vic, Spain
Political party	Junts (2020–present)
Other political affiliations	CDC (until 2016) PDeCAT (2016–2020)
Occupation	Politician

Biography

She graduated with a degree in Geography and History from the University of Barcelona and a diploma in Teaching from the University of Vic. For more than twenty years she worked as a teacher at the Sant Miquel dels Sants college in Vic.

Between 2007 and 2015, Erra was a local councilor in Vic. In the 2015 local elections, she was elected mayor of Vic thanks to a government pact with the PSC. On June 19, 2018, Erra took office as deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia, after Isabel Ferrer resigned her seat. In the 2019 local elections she got an absolute majority, 11 seats out of 21 possible.

In February 2020 she apologised for comments she made which she thought may have been misunderstood. She was trying to address the issue that some Catalans switch to Spanish when they meet strangers on the assumption that they won't understand Catalan. She was trying to encourage Catalans to not make that assumption.^[3]

On August 9, 2020, she was elected vice-president and head of institutional relations of her political party, Junts per Catalunya. In June 2022 she announced that she would not run for mayor in the municipal elections of 2023.

On 9 June 2023, after the disqualification of Laura Borràs, she was sworn in as President of the Parliament of Catalonia.^[1]

References

1. "Acting Vic mayor Anna Erra set to become new parliament speaker". www.catalannews.com. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
2. "Anna Erra, nueva presidenta del Parlament con los votos favorables de Junts y ERC". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
3. Ríos, Pere (2020-02-13). "Separatist lawmaker sparks row with remarks about people who "don't seem to be Catalan"". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 2023-06-09.