Meritxell Batet
Meritxell Batet is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). She served as the President of the Congress of Deputies, Spain's lower house of parliament, where she played a crucial role in legislative processes and parliamentary leadership. Batet has been involved in various political reforms and initiatives during her tenure, advocating for democratic values and social justice.
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Batet initiated the project to publish a series of books featuring the speeches of former presidents.
Zapatero y Felipe González se reencuentran en el Congreso en un homenaje a Rubalcaba | España
Spain· 2025-12-12
Meritxell Batet is a former president of the Congress mentioned in the article.
Calviño reivindica la respuesta que dio el Gobierno a la pandemia y reduce “todo el ruido” con Podemos y Sumar a “controversias ficticias” | EspañaSpain· 2025-11-07
Meritxell Batet has served as the president of the Congress of Deputies from 2019 to 2023 and as the Minister of Territorial Policy from 2018 to 2019 in Sánchez's government.
Meritxell Batet: En defensa de los partidos políticos: sin ellos, no hay democracia | Noticias de CataluñaSpain· 2025-04-28Meritxell Batet will analyze the political and social current affairs of Catalonia from her experience as a jurist and as the president of the Congress of Deputies from 2019 to 2023.
El País Catalunya amplía su sección de Opinión con nuevas firmas | Noticias de CataluñaSpain· 2025-03-31
Meritxell Batet is recognized for her linguistic skills and her role as a fellow parliamentarian who interacted with Esteban.
Aitor Esteban, un apaciguador en tiempos de polarización | EspañaSpain· 2025-03-30
Meritxell Batet served as the president of the Congress during the approval of the Code of Conduct.
Los ‘lobbies’ siguen influyendo en secreto en las leyes pese a la norma que lo prohíbe | EspañaSpain· 2025-02-26
Meritxell Batet, the then president of the Congress, ordered Rodríguez to leave his seat.
Alberto Rodríguez reclama 134.000 euros de indemnización por la retirada de su escaño | EspañaSpain· 2025-02-25
