Mercè Bonell

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

Mercè Bonell i Bertran is an Andorran politician. She became the first female member of the General Council after replacing a councilor on 20 November 1984, an office she held until 1986. She was member of the Liberal Party of Andorra.^[1][2][3][4]

Mercè Bonell i Bertran
Nationality	Andorran
Occupation	Politician
Political party	Liberal Party of Andorra

She was a pioneer for Andorran women in politics. Mercè Bonell was appointed to replace a councilor in the General Council in 1984, just eleven years after women had become elibile in Andorra in 1973, and fourteen years after the introduction of women's suffrage in 1970.^[5] Since she was appointed, she was not the first woman elected: that was Maria Teresa Armengol Bonet in 1986. Women were rare in the Andorran General Council until the election of 2005.^[6]