Xavier Espot Zamora facts for kids
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Xavier Espot Zamora
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Espot in 2024
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| Prime Minister of Andorra | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2019 |
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| Monarch | Episcopal Co-prince: Joan Enric Vives Sicília French Co-prince: Emmanuel Macron |
| Representative | Episcopal: Josep Maria Mauri French: Patrick Strzoda |
| Preceded by | Antoni Martí |
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Xavier Espot Zamora
30 October 1979 Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra |
| Political party | Democrats for Andorra |
Xavier Espot Zamora (born 30 October 1979) is an Andorran judge and politician. He is a former minister of justice and the current prime minister of Andorra, serving since 16 May 2019.
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Education
Espot has a degree and a master's degree in Law from the Faculty of the Superior School of Business Administration and Management (ESADE). In addition, he also has a degree in Humanities from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Ramon Llull University of Barcelona.
Career
Under the government of Antoni Martí, between 25 July 2012 and 28 February 2019 he was the minister of social affairs, justice and interior, succeeding Rosa Ferrer Obiols. He resigned on 28 February 2019 as Minister to prepare his candidacy for the prime minister in the 2019 general election.
He has served as prime minister since 16 May 2019.
Personal life
On 11 September 2023, Espot Zamora came out as gay in an interview with Ràdio Nacional d'Andorra.
See also
In Spanish: Xavier Espot Zamora para niños
- Executive Council of Andorra
- List of openly LGBT heads of state and government
