Vicent Marzà
Vicent Marzà | |
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 Vicent Marzà in 2019 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Spain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vicent Marzà i Ibáñez 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Occupation | teacher and politician |
| Known for | Former Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of the Valencian Government |
Vicent Marzà i Ibáñez (Valencian pronunciation: [biˈsɛm maɾˈza]; Castelló de la Plana, March 3, 1983) is a Valencian teacher and politician, member of the Valencian Parliament for Compromís and member of Més–Compromís. Between 2015 and 2022 he was Minister of Education, Research, Culture and Sports of the Generalitat Valenciana.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]A teacher by profession, Marzà holds a degree in teaching from the University of Valencia, specializing in English and French, and works at the Gaetà Huguet public school in Castelló de la Plana. In addition, he has a master's degree in leadership in socio-educational transformation and began an unfinished doctoral course, both at Ramon Llull University.[3]
A lover of cycling and the son of parents who, together with other teachers, set up the first Valencian language school in Castelló, "la Censal", Vicent Marzà combined his teaching work with the participation in various social entities of Castelló. He is a person linked to Escola Valenciana and is a member of the Union of Education Workers of the Valencian Country (STEPV), which is the majority in the Valencian educational field. Marzà is also linked to various cultural groups such as the Conlloga-Muixeranga of Castelló de la Plana and is a member of the Colla el Pixaví.[3]
In 2007 he was member of the regional list of Compromís for the Valencian Country. His militancy in left-wing Valencianism began in the early 2000s through the Bloc Jove and later became a member of the BLOC. He defends the unity of Catalan language and the public school and in Valencian.[3]
Between 2015 and 2022 he was Minister of Education, Research, Culture and Sports of the Generalitat Valenciana.[1][2] On May 11, 2022, he announced his resignation as a councilor to focus on the organic life of his party, being replaced by Raquel Tamarit.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Martínez, Laura (2022-05-11). "Vicent Marzà dimite como conseller de Educación y fuerza la remodelación en el Gobierno valenciano". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ a b "Marzà deja el cargo de conseller de Educación y echa un pulso a Oltra en Compromís". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ a b c Almenar, Salva (2015-06-29). "Vicent Marzà, un professor que domina quatre llengües per dirigir la conselleria valenciana d'Educació". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2022-05-19.