Míriam Nogueras

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

Míriam Nogueras i Camero (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈmiɾiam nuˈɣeɾəs]; born 11 May 1980) is a Spanish businesswoman and politician from Catalonia who serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Míriam Nogueras MP
Nogueras in November 2015
Member of the Congress of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January 2016
Constituency	Barcelona
Member of Cardedeu Municipal Council
In office 2015–2017
Succeeded by	Rosario Company Jiménez
Personal details
Born	Míriam Nogueras Camero (1980-05-11) 11 May 1980 (age 45) Dosrius, Catalonia, Spain
Political party	Junts (2020–present)
Other political affiliations	Catalan European Democratic Party (2016–2020) Independent (2015–2016)
Children	2

Early life

Nogueras was born on 11 May 1980 in Dosrius, Catalonia.^[1][2] She is currently^[when?] studying for a post graduate degree in digital marketing and electronic commerce.^[1]

Career

Nogueras at the CDC's "Nit electoral" event on 26 June 2016

Nogueras is a co-owner of a textile company specialising in spinning.^[1] She is an executive committee member of the Catalan Business Circle (Cercle Català de Negocis) and a board member of ASECIEMA (textile business association) and MODACC (textile fashion cluster).^[1][3]

Nogueras contested the 2015 local elections as a Convergence and Union (CiU) electoral alliance candidate in Cardedeu and was elected.^[4][5] She contested the 2015 general election as a Democracy and Freedom (DiL) electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.^[6][7] She was re-elected at the 2016 and 2019 general elections.^{[8][9][10][11]} In July 2018 she was elected vice-president of the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT).^[12][13]

In May 2018 Nogueras won the nomination to be the Together for Catalonia (JuntsxCat)'s mayoral candidate in Mataró at the 2019 local elections.^[14][15] However, at the 2019 local elections Nogueras was placed 27th on the JxCat's list of candidates in Mataró but the alliance only managed to win two seats in the municipality and as a result she failed to get elected.^[16] In July 2020 she left the executive of the PDeCAT.^[17]

Nogueras is part of the "No vull pagar" anti-toll campaign.^[14][18]

Positions

Close to the positions of Carles Puigdemont and Quim Torra and a staunch supporter of Catalan independence, she considers Spain to be a "rotten manure heap".^[19]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Míriam Nogueras

Election	Constituency	Party		Alliance		No.	Result
2015 local[4][5]	Cardedeu		Independent		Convergence and Union	2	Elected
2015 general[6][7]	Province of Barcelona		Independent		Democracy and Freedom	4	Elected
2016 general[8][9]	Province of Barcelona		Independent		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	4	Elected
2019 general[10][11]	Province of Barcelona		Catalan European Democratic Party		Together for Catalonia	3	Elected
2019 local[16]	Mataró		Catalan European Democratic Party		Together for Catalonia	27	Not elected
2023 general[citation needed]	Province of Barcelona		Together for Catalonia		None	1	Elected

Personal life

Nogueras has two children.^[1]