Elsa Artadi

Elsa Artadi
Artadi in July 2018
Minister of the Presidency of Catalonia
In office
2 June 2018 – 24 March 2019
PresidentQuim Torra
Preceded byJordi Turull
Succeeded byMeritxell Budó
(Direct rule until 2 June 2018)
Government Spokesperson of Catalonia
In office
2 June 2018 – 24 March 2019
PresidentQuim Torra
Preceded byJordi Turull
Succeeded byMeritxell Budó
(Direct rule until 2 June 2018)
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia
In office
17 January 2018 – 10 May 2022
ConstituencyBarcelona
Personal details
Born
Elsa Vila i Artadi

(1976-08-19) 19 August 1976 (age 48)
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish
Political partyTogether for Catalonia
Alma materPompeu Fabra University
Harvard University
OccupationEconomist, academic

Elsa Artadi i Vila (born 19 August 1976) is a Spanish economist, academic and politician from Catalonia. Artadi is a member of the Parliament of Catalonia and was previously Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesperson of Catalonia.

Born in 1976 in Barcelona, Artadi studied economics at Pompeu Fabra University and Harvard University before becoming an academic. She taught economics at Bocconi University and was visiting professor at several other universities. Later she held various senior positions at the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Artadi was elected to the Parliament of Catalonia at the 2017 regional election as an independent candidate for the pro-independence Together for Catalonia electoral alliance. She was Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesman between June 2018 and March 2019.