Concep Cañadell

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Cañadell and the second or maternal family name is Salvia; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Concepció Cañadell i Salvia (born 1978) is a Catalan politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Concep Cañadell
Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 December 2019
Constituency	Lleida
Mayor of Térmens
Incumbent
Assumed office 2015
Preceded by	Francesc Sangrà i Pascual
Member of Térmens Municipal Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 2007
Personal details
Born	Concepció Cañadell i Salvia 1978 (age 46–47)
Political party	Catalan European Democratic Party
Other political affiliations	Together for Catalonia
Alma mater	University of Lleida

Early life

Cañadell was born in 1978.^[1] She has diplomas in labour relations and business from the University of Lleida.^[2]

Career

Cañadell contested the 2007 local elections as a Convergence and Union (CiU) electoral alliance candidate in Térmens and was elected.^[3][4] She was re-elected at the 2011 local elections.^[5][6] She was re-elected at the 2015 local elections and became mayor of Térmens.^{[7][8][9][10]} She was re-elected at the 2019 local elections.^[11] Cañadell was president of Noguera County Council from 2015 to 2019.^[2][12]

At the April 2019 general election Cañadell was placed second on the Together for Catalonia (JuntsxCat) electoral alliance's list of candidates in the Province of Lleida but the alliance only managed to win one seat in the province and as a result she failed to get elected.^[13][14] She contested the November 2019 general election as a JuntsxCat electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Lleida and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.^[15][16]

Personal life

Cañadell is married.^[2]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Concep Cañadell

Election	Constituency	Party		Alliance		No.	Result
2007 local[3][4]	Térmens		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia		Convergence and Union	1	Elected
2011 local[5][6]	Térmens		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia		Convergence and Union	1	Elected
2015 local[7][8]	Térmens		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia		Convergence and Union	1	Elected
2019 April general[13][14]	Province of Lleida		Catalan European Democratic Party		Together for Catalonia	2	Not elected
2019 local[11]	Térmens		Catalan European Democratic Party		Together for Térmens	1	Elected
2019 November general[15][16]	Province of Lleida		Catalan European Democratic Party		Together for Catalonia	1	Elected