Dolors Bassa
Dolors Bassa i Coll (born 1959) is an educator, psychopedagogist and Spanish politician from Catalonia who held the position of Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Families in the Generalitat de Catalunya until Spain dismissed the Catalan government on 27 October 2017. She is known for her syndicalist career in the major Spanish trade union, Unión General de Trabajadores. Since March 2018 she was remanded in custody, without bail, by order of the Supreme Court of Spain, accused of sedition and rebellion. She was sentenced on October 14, 2019, to 12 years in prison for sedition, as being responsible for devoting several thousand public schools as polling stations in the 1 October 2017 referendum. She was freed in June 2021 following a government pardon.
The Honourable Dolors Bassa i Coll | |
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| Counselor of Labour, Social Affairs and Families of Catalonia | |
| In office 14 January 2016 – 27 October 2017 | |
| President | Carles Puigdemont |
| Preceded by | Felip Puig and Neus Munté |
| Succeeded by | Chakir El Homrani (Direct rule until 2 June 2018) |
| Member of the Parliament of Catalonia for the Province of Girona | |
| In office 26 October 2015 – 22 March 2018 | |
| General Secretary of Unión General de Trabajadores of Girona | |
| In office 2008–2015 | |
| Local Councilor of Torroella de Montgrí | |
| In office 2007–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Torroella de Montgrí, Catalonia, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Political party | Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya Junts pel Sí |
| Alma mater | University of Girona Open University of Catalonia |
| Profession | Teacher and psychopedagogist |