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Francina Armengol
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Official portrait, 2021
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| President of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2023 |
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| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Preceded by | Meritxell Batet |
| President of the Government of the Balearic Islands | |
| In office 2 July 2015 – 20 June 2023 |
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| Monarch | Felipe VI |
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| Preceded by | José Ramón Bauzà |
| Succeeded by | Marga Prohens Acting: Mae de la Concha |
| Secretary-general of the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands |
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| Assumed office 26 February 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Francesc Antich |
| President of the Island Council of Mallorca | |
| In office 7 July 2007 – 25 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Maria Antònia Munar |
| Succeeded by | Maria Salom |
| Member of the Congress of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2023 |
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| Constituency | Balearic Islands |
| Member of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands |
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| In office 12 June 1999 – 24 July 2023 |
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| Constituency | Mallorca |
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Francesca Lluch Armengol Socias
11 August 1971 Inca, Mallorca (Balearic Islands), Spain |
| Political party | Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands |
| Other political affiliations |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
Francesca Lluc Armengol Socias, known as Francina Armengol Socias (Catalan: [fɾənˈsinə əɾməŋˈgɔl soˈsiəs]; born 11 August 1971), is a Spanish politician from the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands. She currently serves as president of the Congress of Deputies since 2023 and as member of the Congress of Deputies from the Balearic Islands since 2023.
Political career
Armengol served as president of the Balearic Islands between 2015 and 2023, and also the first woman to ever hold the office. She ruled in coalition with the left-wing Podemos and the regional Catalanist party Mes per Mallorca as well as external support from the regionalist and Catalanist Mes per Menorca Party.
In the 2023 Spanish general election Armengol was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies representing the Balearic Islands. In August 2023, the Socialists had Armengol appointed speaker or president of the Congress of Deputies with support from Catalan pro-independence parties.
Personal life
Armengol tested positive for COVID-19 on 20 December 2021.
See also
In Spanish: Francina Armengol para niños
