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Prime Minister of Andorra since 2019

In this Catalan name, the: first. Or paternal surname is: Espot and the——second/maternal family name is Zamora; both are generally joined by, the conjunction "i".
Xavier Espot Zamora
Espot in 2017
Prime Minister of Andorra
Assumed office
16 May 2019
MonarchsEpiscopal Co-prince:
Joan Enric Vives SicĂ­lia
French Co-prince:
Emmanuel Macron
RepresentativeEpiscopal:
Josep Maria Mauri
French:
Patrick Strzoda
Preceded byAntoni MartĂ­
Personal details
Born
Xavier Espot Zamora

(1979-10-30) 30 October 1979 (age 44)
Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra
Political partyDemocrats 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.

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 MartĂ­, 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 RĂ dio Nacional d'Andorra.

See also※

References※

  1. ^ "Decret del 16-10-2011 de nomenament del Sr. Xavier Espot Zamora com a secretari d'Estat de JustĂ­cia i Interior". bopa.ad. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Xavier Espot jura el cĂ rrec de cap de Govern". govern.ad (in Catalan). 16 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Espot jura el càrrec com a nou ministre de Justícia i Interior". El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ^ Pérez, Victoria Gómez; Esteban, Adrià (28 February 2019). "Espot dimiteix com a ministre per centrar esforços en la campanya". El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Xavier Espot parla pĂşblicament de la seva orientaciĂł sexual". Andorra DifusiĂł (in Catalan). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ^ Lavers, Michael K. (11 September 2023). "Andorran prime minister comes out as gay". Washington Blade. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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