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'{{short description|Spanish economist and politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{family name hatnote|Artadi|Vila|lang=Catalan}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific-prefix = [[The Honorable#Catalonia|The Honourable]] | name = Elsa Artadi | honorific_suffix =[[Parliament of Catalonia|MP]] | image = Elsa Artadi retrat oficial 2018.jpg | image_size = | caption = Artadi in July 2018 | order1 = | office1 = Minister of the Presidency of [[Catalonia]] | term_start1 = 2 June 2018 | term_end1 = 24 March 2019 | president1 = [[Quim Torra]] | predecessor1 = [[Jordi Turull]]<br />{{small|([[2017-18 Spanish constitutional crisis#Independence declaration and direct rule|Direct rule]] from 27 October 2017)}} | successor1 = [[Meritxell Budó]] | office2 = Member of the [[Parliament of Catalonia]] | constituency2 = [[Barcelona (Parliament of Catalonia constituency)|Barcelona]] | term_start2 = 17 January 2018 | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_name = Elsa Vila i Artadi | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|08|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]] | death_date = | death_place = | citizenship = Spanish | nationality = | party = [[Together for Catalonia (2020)|Together for Catalonia]] | otherparty = | spouse = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = [[Pompeu Fabra University]]<br />[[Harvard University]] | occupation = Economist, academic | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Elsa Artadi i Vila''' (born 19 August 1976) is a [[Spaniards|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 Catalan regional election|2017 regional election]] as an [[Independent politician|independent]] candidate for the pro-[[Catalan independence movement|independence]] [[Together for Catalonia (2017)|Together for Catalonia]] [[electoral alliance]]. She was Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesman between June 2018 and March 2019. ==Early life== Artadi was born on 19 August 1976 in [[Barcelona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]].<ref name="GC260216">{{cite web |title=Perfil i trajectòria professional dels alts càrrecs de l'Administració de la Generalitat de Catalunya |url=http://sac.gencat.cat/sacgencat/AppJava/document.jsp?doc=7_13675.pdf |publisher=[[Generalitat de Catalunya]] |accessdate=3 June 2018 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=ca |date=26 February 2016}}</ref> Her mother Esther Artadi manages a small estate agent.<ref name="EM120218">{{cite news |last1=Landaluce |first1=Emilia |title=Elsa Artadi, la candidata de la 'Upper Diagonal' que fue novia a la fuga |url=http://www.elmundo.es/loc/famosos/2018/02/10/5a7de5ef468aeb1f7d8b460e.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]] |date=12 February 2018 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=es}}</ref> Her parents separated when she was young and Elsa and her brother Patrick have chosen to use their mother's surname, Artadi, first rather than their father's surname, Vila.<ref name="EM120218"/> Artadi studied at an independent school in Barcelona.<ref name="HP120118">{{cite news |last1=Ruiz Valdivia |first1=Antonio |title=19 cosas que no sabías de Elsa Artadi |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.es/2018/01/12/19-cosas-que-no-sabias-de-elsa-artadi_a_23331642/ |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=12 January 2018 |location=Madrid, Spain |language=es}}</ref> After school Artadi joined the [[Pompeu Fabra University]] (UPF) in 1994, graduating in 1998 with a degree in [[economics]].<ref name="GC260216"/><ref name="HP120118"/><ref name="EP090218">{{cite news |last1=Regué |first1=Júlia |title=El currículum de Elsa Artadi que desdeña Albiol |url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20180209/elsa-artadi-curriculum-6612940 |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=[[El Periódico de Catalunya]] |date=9 February 2018 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=es}}</ref> She received a [[Master's degree]] from UPF in 2000.<ref name="GC260216"/><ref name="HP120118"/> She joined [[Harvard University]] in 2000 on a [[scholarship]] from Fundació "la Caixa", receiving a master's degree (2002) and a [[doctorate]] (2006) in economics from the university.<ref name="GC260216"/><ref name="LV080218">{{cite news |last1=Guerra |first1=Andrés |title=Elsa Artadi, del campus de Harvard al Palau de la Generalitat |url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20180208/44623308879/elsa-artadi-harvard-generalitat.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=[[La Vanguardia]] |date=8 February 2018 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=es}}</ref> ==Career== Artadi taught economics at the [[Bocconi University]] in [[Milan]] between 2006 and 2010.<ref name="LV080218"/><ref name="DG021217">{{cite news |last1=Jiménez |first1=David |title=Perfil: Elsa Artadi, de la Grossa a estratega de Puigdemont |url=http://www.diaridegirona.cat/eleccions/catalanes/2017/11/27/perfil-elsa-artadi-eleccions-catalanes-21-d/881761.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=[[Diari de Girona]] |date=2 December 2017 |location=Girona, Spain |language=ca}}</ref> During this period she was also a [[visiting professor]] at [[Fudan University]] in [[Shanghai]] (2007), UPF (2009–10) and [[Barcelona Graduate School of Economics]] (2009–11).<ref name="LV080218"/><ref name="VW090218">{{cite news |title=El currículum d'Elsa Artadi, la millor resposta al menyspreu d'Albiol |url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/el-curriculum-delsa-artadi-la-millor-resposta-al-menyspreu-dalbiol/ |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=[[VilaWeb]] |date=9 February 2018 |language=ca}}</ref> She was also a member of the [[World Bank]]'s scientific committee in [[Casablanca]] (2008), a consultant to the World Bank in [[Washington, D.C.]] (2009) and a member of the [[European Economic Association]]'s scientific committee (2009–10).<ref name="HP120118"/><ref name="LV080218"/><ref name="DG021217"/> Artadi joined the [[Generalitat de Catalunya]], Catalonia's regional government, in 2011 as an economic advisor to [[Andreu Mas-Colell]], the [[Minister of Economy and Finance (Catalonia)|Minister of Economy and Finance]].<ref name="LV080218"/><ref name="LV150417">{{cite news |last1=Hinojosa |first1=Silvia |title=La gurú económica de Presidència |url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/economia/20170415/421697759829/elsa-artadi-puigdemont-pdecat.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=[[La Vanguardia]] |date=15 April 2017 |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=es}}</ref> In 2013 she became managing director of the generalitat's Entitat Autònoma de Jocs i Apostes, serving until 2015. She was also Director General of Tax and Game during this time. She was promoted to Finance Secretary in 2015 and in early 2016 she became Director-General of Inter-departmental Coordination.<ref name="VW031115">{{cite news |title=El Govern nomena Elsa Artadi i Vila nova secretària d'Hisenda del Departament d'Economia i Coneixement |url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/el-govern-nomena-elsa-artadi-i-vila-nova-secretaria-dhisenda-del-departament-deconomia-i-coneixement/?f=rel |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=[[VilaWeb]] |date=3 November 2015 |language=ca |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031733/https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/el-govern-nomena-elsa-artadi-i-vila-nova-secretaria-dhisenda-del-departament-deconomia-i-coneixement/?f=rel |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="EN151215">{{cite news|last1=Sallés|first1=Quico|title=Refuerzos negociadores, misiles y 'Oh happy day' en el Parlament|url=https://www.elnacional.cat/es/opinion/refuerzos-negociadores-misiles-maquis-y-oh-happy-day-en-el-parlamento_34029_102.html|accessdate=3 June 2018|work=El Nacional|date=15 December 2015|location=Barcelona, Spain|language=es}}</ref><ref name="EN220116">{{cite news|last1=Lasalas|first1=Marta|title=Nuevo president, nuevo 'pinyol'|url=https://www.elnacional.cat/es/politica/nuevo-president-nuevo-pinyol_53439_102.html|accessdate=3 June 2018|work=El Nacional|date=22 January 2016|location=Barcelona, Spain|language=es}}</ref> Artadi became a member of the [[Catalan nationalism|Catalan nationalist]] [[Catalan European Democratic Party]] (PDeCAT) in the summer of 2016.<ref name="LV080218"/><ref name="DG021217"/> She became a member of the PDeCAT's executive, taking responsibility for studies and programs, but later left the party due to differences.<ref name="DG021217"/><ref name="ET240716">{{cite news |last1=Tomás |first1=Nicolas |title=Qui és qui a la primera direcció del Partit Demòcrata Català |url=https://www.eltemps.cat/article/267/qui-es-qui-a-la-primera-direccio-del-partit-democrata-catala |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=[[El Temps]] |date=24 July 2016 |location=Valencia, Spain |language=ca}}</ref> [[File:Govern de Catalunya foto oficial 2018.jpg|thumb|left|225px|Artadi and other members of the Catalan government on 2 June 2018]] Artadi contested the [[2017 Catalan regional election|2017 regional election]] as an [[Independent politician|independent]] [[Together for Catalonia (2017)|Together for Catalonia]] (JuntsxCat) [[electoral alliance]] candidate in the [[Barcelona (Parliament of Catalonia constituency)|Province of Barcelona]] and was elected to the [[Parliament of Catalonia]].<ref name="re17">{{cite web|title=Eleccions al Parlament de Catalunya 2017: Composició del Parlament|url=https://resultats.parlament2017.cat/09AU/DAU09000XX.htm?lang=ca|publisher=[[Generalitat de Catalunya]]|accessdate=17 January 2018|language=ca|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105244/https://resultats.parlament2017.cat/09AU/DAU09000XX.htm?lang=ca|archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="LV221217">{{cite news|title=Los 135 diputados del Parlament de Catalunya tras el 21-D|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20171222/433822338283/lista-diputados-elecciones-catalanas-parlament-de-catalunya.html|accessdate=11 May 2018|work=[[La Vanguardia]]|date=22 December 2017|location=Barcelona, Spain|language=ca}}</ref> At the election [[Catalan independence movement|Catalan secessionists]] retained a slim majority in the Catalan Parliament.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jackson|first1=Russell|title=Catalan independence supporters win majority in election|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/catalan-independence-supporters-win-majority-in-election-1-4645383|accessdate=31 December 2017|work=[[The Scotsman]]|date=22 December 2017|location=Edinburgh, U.K.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Parra|first1=Aritz|last2=Giles|first2=Ciaran|title=Catalan secessionist parties win slim majority in regional parliament|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/12/21/spain-holds-breath-as-deeply-divided-catalonia-votes-in-regional-elections.html|accessdate=31 December 2017|work=[[Toronto Star]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=21 December 2017|location=Toronto, Canada}}</ref> Artadi was spokesperson for the JuntsxCat parliamentary group.<ref name="CNA290518">{{cite news|title=New cabinet most egalitarian ever|url=http://www.catalannews.com/politics/item/new-cabinet-most-egalitarian-ever|accessdate=3 June 2018|work=[[Catalan News Agency]]|date=29 May 2018|location=Barcelona, Spain}}</ref> On 19 May 2018 newly elected [[President of Catalonia|President]] [[Quim Torra]] nominated a new government in which Artadi was to be Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge and Government Spokesperson.<ref>{{cite news|title=Torra nominates new government including jailed and exiled officials|url=http://www.catalannews.com/politics/item/torra-nominates-new-government-including-jailed-and-exiled-officials|accessdate=19 May 2018|work=[[Catalan News Agency]]|date=19 May 2018|location=Barcelona, Spain}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Torra nombra en su Govern a Aragonès, Artadi, Turull, Rull, Comín, Puig y Maragall|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcelona/20180519/443696027178/torra-nombra-en-su-govern-a-aragones-artadi-turull-rull-comin-y-maragall.html|accessdate=19 May 2018|work=[[La Vanguardia]]|date=19 May 2018|location=Barcelona, Spain|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Puente|first1=Arturo|title=Torra nombra a los encarcelados Turull y Rull consellers de su nuevo Govern|url=https://www.eldiario.es/catalunya/politica/Torra-encarcelados-Turull-Rull-Govern_0_773072909.html|accessdate=19 May 2018|work=[[eldiario.es]]|date=19 May 2018|location=Madrid, Spain|language=es}}</ref> However, the [[Spanish government]] condemned the inclusion of jailed/exiled politicians in the government as provocative and refused to approve Torra's appointments or to revoke [[direct rule]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stothard|first1=Michael|title=Rajoy wins opposition support to keep direct rule over Catalonia|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ea973bb4-5c24-11e8-9334-2218e7146b04|accessdate=29 May 2018|work=[[Financial Times]]|date=20 May 2018|location=London, U.K.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy urges Catalonia to form 'viable' government|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2018/may/21/spanish-pm-mariano-rajoy%E2%80%8B-urges-catalonia-to-form-viable-government-1817552.html|access-date=29 May 2018|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|agency=[[Press Trust of India]]|date=21 May 2018|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Day|first1=Paul|title=Spain to maintain control of Catalonia - El Pais|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-spain-politics-catalonia/spain-to-maintain-control-of-catalonia-el-pais-idUKKCN1IL0DG|accessdate=29 May 2018|work=[[Reuters]]|date=20 May 2018|location=London, U.K.}}</ref> Faced with this opposition Torra announced a [[Torra Government|new government]] on 29 May 2018 without the jailed/exiled politicians.<ref>{{cite news|title=Torra proposes new nominations to overcome Spain's block on forming government|url=http://www.catalannews.com/politics/item/torra-proposes-new-nominations-to-overcome-spain-s-block-on-forming-government|accessdate=29 May 2018|work=[[Catalan News Agency]]|date=29 May 2018|location=Barcelona, Spain}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Torra unblocks new Catalan government, replacing ministers in exile and prison with new names|url=https://www.elnacional.cat/en/news/torra-new-catalan-government-ministers-exile-prison_273120_102.html|accessdate=29 May 2018|work=El Nacional|agency=[[EFE]]|date=29 May 2018|location=Barcelona, Spain}}</ref> Artadi was to be Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesperson in the new government.<ref name="GC290518">{{cite web|title=El nou executiu tindrà 13 departaments|url=http://web.gencat.cat/ca/actualitat/detall/Nou-decret-de-nomenaments-per-formar-el-Govern-de-Catalunya|publisher=[[Generalitat de Catalunya]]|accessdate=29 May 2018|location=Barcelona, Spain|language=ca|date=29 May 2018|archive-date=30 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530034851/http://web.gencat.cat/ca/actualitat/detall/Nou-decret-de-nomenaments-per-formar-el-Govern-de-Catalunya|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="LV290518">{{cite news|title=Torra sustituye a los cuatro consellers vetados para desbloquear el Govern|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20180529/443934011121/quim-torra-sustituye-cuatro-consellers-vetados-desbloquear-govern.html|accessdate=29 May 2018|work=[[La Vanguardia]]|date=29 May 2018|location=Barcelona, Spain|language=es}}</ref><ref name="EP290518">{{cite news|title=Torra nomena nou govern per superar el bloqueig|url=http://www.elpuntavui.cat/politica/article/17-politica/1403157-torra-nomena-nou-govern.html|accessdate=29 May 2018|work=[[El Punt]]|date=29 May 2018|location=Girona, Spain|language=ca}}</ref> She was sworn in on 2 June 2018 at the [[Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya]].<ref name="CNA020618">{{cite news|title=Catalan government takes office in emotional event, lifting direct rule|url=http://www.catalannews.com/politics/item/catalan-government-takes-office-in-emotional-event-lifting-direct-rule|accessdate=3 June 2018|work=[[Catalan News Agency]]|date=2 June 2018|location=Barcelona, Spain}}</ref><ref name="LV020618">{{cite news|last1=Villalonga|first1=Carles|title=El nuevo Govern de Torra toma posesión en un acto reivindicativo y escenifica el fin del 155|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20180602/444008791316/govern-torra-consellers-acto-reivindicativo-155.html|accessdate=3 June 2018|work=[[La Vanguardia]]|date=2 June 2018|location=Barcelona, Spain|language=es}}</ref><ref name="ED020618">{{cite news |title=Los consellers toman posesión y prometen "lealtad" a Quim Torra |url=https://www.eldiario.es/politica/consellers-posesion-prometen-Quim-Torra_0_777972400.html |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=[[eldiario.es]] |agency=[[Europa Press (news agency)|Europa Press]] |date=2 June 2018 |language=es}}</ref> She resigned in March 2019 to contest the [[2019 Spanish local elections|2019 local elections]] as the JuntsxCat's number two candidate in [[2019 Barcelona City Council election|Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wittenberg |first1=Daniel |title=Catalan president promotes local mayor to prominent government spokesperson role |url=http://www.catalannews.com/politics/item/catalan-president-promotes-local-mayor-to-prominent-government-spokesperson-role |accessdate=25 March 2019 |work=[[Catalan News Agency]] |date=19 March 2019 |location=Barcelona, Spain}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Càrrecs i Personal: Departament de la Presidència |journal=Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya |date=24 March 2019 |issue=7838 |url=https://portaldogc.gencat.cat/utilsEADOP/AppJava/PdfProviderServlet?documentId=844900&type=01&language=ca_ES |accessdate=25 March 2019 |publisher=[[Generalitat de Catalunya]] |location=Barcelona, Spain |language=ca |issn=1988-298X}}</ref> In July 2020 Artadi joined the newly formed [[Together for Catalonia (2020)|Together for Catalonia]] political party.<ref>{{cite news |title=Junts comença a caminar sota el lideratge de Puigdemont però sense Mas ni el PDeCAT |url=https://www.ccma.cat/324/junts-comenca-a-caminar-sota-el-lideratge-de-puigdemont-pero-sense-mas-ni-el-pdecat/noticia/3039081/ |accessdate=26 July 2020 |work=[[3/24]] |date=25 July 2020 |location=Sant Joan Despí, Spain |language=ca}}</ref> ==Personal life== Artadi was married to architect Alberto Arraut.<ref name="EM120218"/><ref name="LV080218"/> She is a [[yoga]] enthusiast and enjoys running and water colour painting. Artadis is currently under investigation by the Spanish justice for supposedly contacting and asking support and financing from Russia semi-officials for the independency of Catalonia what she severally denies.<ref name="LV150417"/><ref name="CD120218">{{cite news |title=Elsa Artadi, candidata alternativa de l'independentisme, de Harvard a ser la mà dreta de Puigdemont |url=https://catalunyadiari.com/politica/elsa-artadi-candidata-alternativa-lindependentisme-harvard-ma-dreta-puigdemont |accessdate=3 June 2018 |work=Catalunya Diari |date=12 February 2018 |language=ca}}</ref> ==Electoral history== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |+ Electoral history of Elsa Artadi ! scope=col|Election ! scope=col|Constituency ! scope=col colspan="2"|Party ! scope=col colspan="2"|Alliance ! scope=col|No. ! scope=col|Result |- | [[2017 Catalan regional election|2017 regional]]<ref name="re17"/> || [[Barcelona (Parliament of Catalonia constituency)|Province of Barcelona]] || style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};"| || [[Independent politician|Independent]] || style="background:{{party color|Together for Catalonia (2017)}};"| || [[Together for Catalonia (2017)|Together for Catalonia]] || align=right|10 || '''Elected''' |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{URL|1=https://www.parlament.cat/web/composicio/diputats-fitxa/index.html?p_codi=1978|2=Catalan Parliament profile}} * {{Twitter|id=elsa_artadi|name=Elsa Artadi}} {{Catalan nationalism}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Artadi, Elsa}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Barcelona municipal councillors (2019–2023)]] [[Category:Academic staff of Bocconi University]] [[Category:Academics from Catalonia]] [[Category:Economists from Catalonia]] [[Category:Academic staff of Fudan University]] [[Category:Government ministers of Catalonia]] [[Category:Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni]] [[Category:Independent politicians in Catalonia]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the 12th Parliament of Catalonia]] [[Category:National Call for the Republic politicians]] [[Category:Pompeu Fabra University alumni]] [[Category:Academic staff of Pompeu Fabra University]] [[Category:Spanish women economists]] [[Category:Together for Catalonia (2017) politicians]] [[Category:Together for Catalonia (2020) politicians]] [[Category:Torra Government]] [[Category:Women members of the Parliament of Catalonia]] [[Category:Academic staff of the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics]]'