Xavier Eritja

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

Francesc Xavier Eritja i Ciuró (born 26 March 1970) is a Spanish historian and politician from Catalonia who serves as a Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Xavier Eritja MP
Member of the Congress of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 January 2016
Constituency	Lleida
Personal details
Born	Francesc Xavier Eritja i Ciuró (1970-03-26) 26 March 1970 (age 55) Sallent, Catalonia, Spain
Citizenship	Spanish
Political party	Republican Left of Catalonia
Other political affiliations	Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists
Alma mater	University of Barcelona University of Toulouse University of Lleida

Early life

Eritja was born on 26 March 1970 in Sallent, Catalonia.^[1][2] He holds a degree in history from the University of Barcelona, a degree in medieval history from the University of Toulouse, and a postgraduate qualification in cultural management from the University of Lleida.^[3]

Career

Eritja worked for the Catalan health service's administrative planning unit.^[4]

Eritja is a member of the Catalan National Assembly, Òmnium Cultural, and Ateneu Popular de Ponent.^[5][6] He contested the 2015 general election as a Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes (ERC–CatSí) electoral alliance candidate in the Province of Lleida and was elected to the Congress of Deputies.^[7][8] He was re-elected at the 2016 and 2019 general elections.^{[9][10][11][12]}

Electoral history

Electoral history of Xavier Eritja

Election	Constituency	Party		Alliance		No.	Result
2015 general[7][8]	Province of Lleida		Republican Left of Catalonia		Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes	1	Elected
2016 general[9][10]	Province of Lleida		Republican Left of Catalonia		Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes	1	Elected
2019 general[11][12]	Province of Lleida		Republican Left of Catalonia		Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists	1	Elected