Ester Capella
The Honourable Ester Capella | |
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![]() Capella in June 2018 | |
Minister of Territory of Catalonia | |
In office 12 June 2023 – 12 August 2024 | |
President | Pere Aragonès |
Preceded by | Damià Calvet |
Succeeded by | Sílvia Paneque [ca] |
Minister of Justice of Catalonia | |
In office 2 June 2018 – 26 May 2021 | |
President | Quim Torra |
Preceded by | Carles Mundó i Blanch (Direct rule from 27 October 2017) |
Succeeded by | Lourdes Ciuró |
Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
In office 8 January 2016 – 1 June 2018 | |
Constituency | Barcelona |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 23 January 2013 – 12 January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Iolanda Pineda Balló |
Constituency | Catalonia |
Member of the Municipality Council of Barcelona | |
In office 2007–2011 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ester Capella i Farré (1963-04-03) 3 April 1963 (age 61) La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia, Spain |
Citizenship | Spanish |
Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
Other political affiliations | Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes |
Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Ester Capella i Farré (born 3 April 1963) is a Spanish lawyer and politician from Catalonia. She was the Minister of Justice of Catalonia in the Torra Cabinet. She was previously a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain and Senate of Spain.
Born in 1968 in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain, Capella studied law at the University of Barcelona before becoming a lawyer. She was a municipal councillor in Barcelona from 2007 and 2011 and was appointed to the Senate of Spain in January 2013, serving until January 2016 when she became a member of the Congress of Deputies. She was appointed Minister of Justice of Catalonia in June 2018.
Early life
Capella was born on 3 April 1963 in La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia.[1][2] She grew up in La Pobla de Segur.[2][3] She has a degree in law from the University of Barcelona.[1][3]
Career
Capella started practising law in 1988.[1] She is a member of the Bar Association of Barcelona.[4] She was president of the Catalan Association of Democratic Lawyers (ACJD) from 2003 to 2007.[1][3] She is a member of several feminist organisations including Women and Rights, the Women's Lobby of Catalonia and the Association of Women Jurists.[3][5]
Capella contested the 2007 local elections as an independent Republican Left of Catalonia-Acord Municipal (ERC-AM) electoral alliance candidate in Barcelona and was elected.[6][7] She joined ERC in 2008 and became the party's spokesperson on the city council.[1][8] At the 2011 local elections Capella was placed third on the Unity for Barcelona–Republican Left of Catalonia–Reagrupament-Catalan Democracy-Acord Municipal (UpB-ERC-Ri.Cat-DCat-AM) alliance's list of candidates in Barcelona but the alliance only managed to win two seats in the municipality and as a result she failed to get re-elected.[9][10] She was in charge of the Municipal Institute for People with Disabilities from 2011 to 2013.[1][3]
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In January 2013 Capella was appointed to the Senate of Spain by the Parliament of Catalonia, replacing Socialist Iolanda Pineda Balló.[1][8] At the 2015 local elections Capella was placed 11th on the ERC-AM alliance's list of candidates in La Pobla de Segur but the alliance only managed to win six seats in the municipality and as a result she failed to get elected.[11][12] She contested the 2015 general election as a Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí) candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.[13][14] She was re-elected at the 2016 general election.[15][16]
On 19 May 2018 newly elected President Quim Torra nominated a new government in which Capella was to be Minister of Justice.[17][18][19] She was sworn in on 2 June 2018 at the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya.[20][21][22]
Electoral history
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | No. | Result |
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2007 local[6][7] | Barcelona | Independent | Republican Left of Catalonia-Acord Municipal | 2 | Elected |
2011 local[9][10] | Barcelona | Republican Left of Catalonia | UpB-ERC-Ri.Cat-DCat-AM | 3 | Not elected |
2015 local[11][12] | La Pobla de Segur | Republican Left of Catalonia | Republican Left of Catalonia-Acord Municipal | 11 | Not elected |
2015 general[13][14] | Province of Barcelona | Republican Left of Catalonia | Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes | 3 | Elected |
2016 general[15][16] | Province of Barcelona | Republican Left of Catalonia | Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes | 3 | Elected |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Ester Capella, una abogada y diputada que dirigirá la consellería de Justicia". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. EFE. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Ester Capella, del Congreso a liderar la Conselleria de Justicia". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Europa Press. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Perfil: Ester Capella: advocada, feminista i amb trajectòria a Madrid". Directe.cat (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Catalan News Agency. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Miembros" (in Spanish). Asociación Parlamentaria en Defensa de los Derechos de los Animales. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "La pallaresa Ester Capella serà la consellera de Justícia en el govern de Torra". Nació Digital (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. Catalan News Agency. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Barcelona". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 25 April 2007. p. 25. Retrieved 7 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2007 - Mun. Barcelona" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Ester Capella será la senadora de ERC". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Barcelona". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Barcelona (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Diputació de Barcelona. 20 April 2011. p. 16. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2011 - Mun. Barcelona" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Administració Electoral: Junta Electoral de Zona de Tremp". Butlletí Oficial de la Província de Lleida (in Catalan). Lleida, Spain: Diputació de Lleida. 22 April 2015. p. 333. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Municipales / Mayo 2015 - Mun. Barcelona" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Barcelona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 24 November 2015. p. 110645. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Diciembre 2015" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Otras Disposiciones: Juntas Electorales Provinciales - Junta Electoral de Barcelona" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Government of Spain. 31 May 2016. p. 35531. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Consulta de Resultados Electorales: Congresso / Junio 2016" (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Torra nominates new government including jailed and exiled officials". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Torra nombra en su Govern a Aragonès, Artadi, Turull, Rull, Comín, Puig y Maragall". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Puente, Arturo (19 May 2018). "Torra nombra a los encarcelados Turull y Rull consellers de su nuevo Govern". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Catalan government takes office in emotional event, lifting direct rule". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Villalonga, Carles (2 June 2018). "El nuevo Govern de Torra toma posesión en un acto reivindicativo y escenifica el fin del 155". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Los consellers toman posesión y prometen "lealtad" a Quim Torra". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Europa Press. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
External links
- Congress of Deputies profile
- Senate profile
- Ester Capella Farré on X
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