Diana Morant Ripoll (Valencian: [diˈana moˈɾant]; born 25 June 1980) is a Spanish politician who has been Minister of Science and Innovation since 12 July 2021. She has been Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of the Valencian Country since 2024 and Mayor of Gandia (Valencia) from June 2015 until July 2021.[1] She was also member of the Corts Valencianes, the regional assembly of the Valencia region, from July 2015 to May 2017.[2]
Diana Morant | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities | |
| Assumed office 12 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | Pedro Duque (Science and Innovation) Joan Subirats (Universities) |
| Secretary-General of the Socialist Party of the Valencian Country | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ximo Puig |
| Mayor of Gandia | |
| In office 13 June 2015 – 11 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Arturo Torró |
| Succeeded by | José Manuel Prieto |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| In office 17 August – 1 December 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Víctor Camino Miñana |
| Constituency | Valencia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 June 1980 |
| Party | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
Other political affiliations | PSPV-PSOE |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Valencia |
Career
editIn October 2014, Morant took part in the PSPV's selection process for mayoral candidates.[3] She was unopposed, so she was proclaimed the party's mayoral candidate for Gandia for the 2015 Spanish local elections. In the municipal elections of 2015, the People's Party won 12 seats in the council, the PSPV-PSOE 7, the coalition Més Gandia 5, and Citizens 1. Three weeks later, on 13 June 2015, at the plenary session, Morant obtained the support of the councillors of the PSPV-PSOE, Més Gandia and the mayor of Citizens,[4] thus becoming mayor of Gandia, thereby ending four years of PP government.
Morant resigned as mayor on 11 July 2021 after being nominated for the office of Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities by prime minister Pedro Sánchez.
References
edit- ↑ "La alcaldesa de Gandía, sobre el incendio de Llutxent: 'Es de una virulencia como el de Grecia'". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ↑ "MORANT RIPOLL, DIANA | Diputació de Valencia". 2015-11-16. Archived from the original on 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ↑ "Diana Morant anuncia su candidatura a las primarias para la Alcaldía de Gandia". 20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
- ↑ "El gobierno más plural de Gandia". Levante-EMV. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
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