Maria Ubach i Font
Maria Ubach i Font | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Andorra | |
Assumed office 17 July 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Antoni Martí Xavier Espot |
Preceded by | Gilbert Saboya Sunyé |
Personal details | |
Born | La Massana, Andorra | 14 June 1973
Political party | Democrats for Andorra |
Alma mater | University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès Sorbonne University |
Maria Ubach i Font (born 14 June 1973) is an Andorran diplomat, current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 17 June 2017[1] under the governments of Prime Minister Antoni Martí and the current Head Xavier Espot.[2][3]
In 1998 she obtained a degree in Economics from the University of Toulouse II-Le Mirail and a master's degree in International Relations from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.[4]
Political and diplomatic career
In 1998 she began her career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Andorra as a technician. Until 2001 she was a permanent representative attached to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Between 2001 and 2006 she was the first secretary at the Embassy of Andorra in France and a permanent delegate attached to UNESCO. From 2006 until 2011, she was director of the Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation office of the Ministry.[5]
Between October 2011 and June 2015 she was ambassador in France and Portugal[6] (residing in Paris), as well as being a permanent delegate to UNESCO and representative to the Permanent Council of La Francophonie. Between 2015 and 2017 she was Ambassador to Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and the European Union, residing in Brussels.
As Minister, Ubach is leading the negotiations for an association agreement between Andorra and the European Union[7]. She was reappointed by newly elected Prime Minister Xavier Espot on 22 May 2019.[8]
References
- ^ Decret del 12-07-2017 pel qual es fa públic el cessament del ministre d’Afers Exteriors i el nomenament de la ministra d’Afers Exteriors i del ministre d’Economia, Competitivitat i Innovació. (in Catalan)
- ^ Ministeri d'Afers Exteriors (in Catalan)
- ^ Decret del 21-5-2019 pel qual el cap de Govern nomena els membres del Govern i els seus càrrecs respectius. (in Catalan)
- ^ CURRICULUM VITAE (in Catalan)
- ^ Ministeri d'Afers Exteriors (in Catalan)
- ^ Maria Ubach Font
- ^ Europa protagonitzarà el primer repte del nou Govern tripartit (in Catalan)
- ^ Maria Ubach i Judith Pallarés s'incorporen al Govern Espot (in Catalan)
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Andorran women in politics
- Ambassadors of Andorra to France
- Ambassadors of Andorra to Portugal
- Ambassadors of Andorra to the European Union
- Permanent Delegates to UNESCO
- Female foreign ministers
- Women government ministers of Andorra
- Democratic Party (Andorra) politicians
- University of Paris alumni
- University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès alumni
- People from La Massana
- 21st-century women politicians
- 21st-century diplomats
- Foreign Ministers of Andorra