Elsa Artadi

The Honourable Elsa Artadi MP
Artadi in July 2018
Minister of the Presidency of Catalonia
In office 2 June 2018 – 24 March 2019
President	Quim Torra
Preceded by	Jordi Turull (Direct rule from 27 October 2017)
Succeeded by	Meritxell Budó
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 January 2018
Constituency	Barcelona
Personal details
Born	Elsa Vila i Artadi (1976-08-19) 19 August 1976 (age 47) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Citizenship	Spanish
Political party	Together for Catalonia
Alma mater	Pompeu Fabra University Harvard University
Occupation	Economist, 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.