Meritxell Serret

The Honourable Meritxell Serret
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of Catalonia
In office 14 January 2016 – 27 October 2017
Preceded by	Jorge Ciuraneta Ríu
Succeeded by	Teresa Jordà (Direct rule until 2 June 2018)
Councillor
In office 2007–2011
Constituency	Vallfogona de Balaguer
Personal details
Born	Meritxell Serret Aleu (1975-06-19) 19 June 1975 Vallfogona de Balaguer, Catalonia, Spain
Alma mater	Autonomous University of Barcelona
Occupation	Politician, Entrepreneur

Meritxell Serret Aleu (born 1975) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia, and the former Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Generalitat of Catalonia.

Life and career

Serret was born in Vallfogona of Balaguer, Catalonia, Spain. She has a degree in Political Sciences and Administration from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and has additional degrees in General Management from the Open University of Catalonia. She speaks four languages: Spanish, English, French and Catalan.

In her career, Serret has held a managerial position for Provedella, a centre that promotes beef, has been in charge of organizational tasks in the Unió de Pagesos (Farmers Union), and as a technical coordinator for the Fundació del Mon Rural (Rural World Foundation).

She has been president of the Cultural Association The Xop of Vallfogona of Balaguer since 2009.

Serret was councillor of the City council of Vallfogona of Balaguer as an independent for Republican Left of Catalonia.

As an activist she has been a member of the national secretariat and coordinator of the political incidence committee of the Catalan National Assembly.

On January 13, 2016, Serret was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food by the President of the Catalan Government, Carles Puigdemont. She was sworn in on January 14.

Serret remains in Belgium with Carles Puigdemont and three other Catalan ex-ministers after the declaration of independence of Catalonia to avoid arrest if they return to Spain.