Marina Geli

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

Marina Geli i Fàbrega (born 12 September 1958, Sant Gregori) is a Spanish medical professional. She was the health minister of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 2003 to 2010.^[1] She is considered one of the most prominent members of the Catalanist wing of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia.^[2][3]

Marina Geli
Geli in 2010
Minister of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office 17 December 2003 – 29 December 2010
Preceded by	Xavier Pomés i Abella
Succeeded by	Boi Ruiz i Garcia
Personal details
Born	(1958-09-12) 12 September 1958 (age 66) Sant Gregori, Gironès, Catalonia, Spain
Political party	PSC

Geli obtained her medical degree from the University of Barcelona. She was an intern at the Hospital Josep Trueta in Girona from 1981 to 1990. She became a specialist in the treatment of infectious diseases and AIDS. She was also involved in several associations related to the fight against AIDS.

She also was town councillor for Sant Gregori (1982–1990) and county councillor for Girona, during the same period.

She is president of the Committee for Social Policy in the period 1996-1999 in the Catalan Parliament and Spokesperson for Social Policy in the sixth legislature.

She became policy manager and First Secretary of the PSC for the region of Girona in 2000.

Private life

Ms. Geli is married with two children.