Xavier Espot Zamora
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Xavier Espot Zamora | |
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Prime Minister of Andorra | |
Assumed office 16 May 2019 | |
Monarchs | Episcopal Co-prince: Joan Enric Vives Sicília French Co-prince: Emmanuel Macron |
Representative | Episcopal: Josep Maria Mauri French: Patrick Strzoda |
Preceded by | Antoni Martí |
Personal details | |
Born | Xavier Espot Zamora 30 October 1979 Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra |
Political party | Democrats for Andorra |
Xavier Espot Zamora (born 30 October 1979) is an Andorran judge and politician. He is a former minister of justice[1] and the current prime minister of Andorra, serving since 16 May 2019.[2]
Education
Espot has a degree and a master's degree in Law from the Faculty of the Superior School of Business Administration and Management (ESADE). In addition, he also has a degree in Humanities from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Ramon Llull University of Barcelona.[3]
Career
Under the government of Antoni Martí, between 25 July 2012 and 28 February 2019 he was the minister of social affairs, justice and interior, succeeding Rosa Ferrer Obiols.[3] He resigned on 28 February 2019 as Minister to prepare his candidacy for the prime minister in the 2019 general election.[4]
He has served as prime minister since 16 May 2019.[2]
Personal life
On 11 September 2023, Espot Zamora came out as gay in an interview with Ràdio Nacional d'Andorra.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Decret del 16-10-2011 de nomenament del Sr. Xavier Espot Zamora com a secretari d'Estat de Justícia i Interior". bopa.ad. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Xavier Espot jura el càrrec de cap de Govern". govern.ad (in Catalan). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Espot jura el càrrec com a nou ministre de Justícia i Interior". El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Pérez, Victoria Gómez; Esteban, Adrià (28 February 2019). "Espot dimiteix com a ministre per centrar esforços en la campanya". El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Xavier Espot parla públicament de la seva orientació sexual". Andorra Difusió (in Catalan). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Lavers, Michael K. (11 September 2023). "Andorran prime minister comes out as gay". Washington Blade. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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