Meritxell Batet

The Most Excellent Meritxell Batet MP
President of the Congress of Deputies
In office 21 May 2019 – 16 August 2023
Monarch	Felipe VI
Preceded by	Ana Pastor Julián
Succeeded by	Francina Armengol
Minister for Territorial Policy and Civil Service
In office 7 June 2018 – 20 May 2019
Monarch	Felipe VI
Prime Minister	Pedro Sánchez
Preceded by	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (Territorial Policy) Cristóbal Montoro (Civil Service)
Succeeded by	Luis Planas
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office 21 May 2019 – 6 September 2023
Constituency	Barcelona
In office 13 July 2016 – 15 June 2018
Constituency	Barcelona
In office 13 January 2016 – 19 July 2016
Constituency	Madrid
In office 2 April 2004 – 13 January 2016
Constituency	Barcelona
Personal details
Born	(1973-03-19) 19 March 1973 (age 51) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Political party	PSC-PSOE (2008–present)
Spouse	José María Lassalle ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2016)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Pompeu Fabra University
Occupation	Jurist, academic and politician

Meritxell Batet Lamaña (Catalan pronunciation: [məɾiˈtʃeʎ βəˈtɛt]; born 19 March 1973) is a Spanish jurist, former politician, and member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), who served as President of the Congress of Deputies from 2019 to 2023. Prior to this, she served as Minister for Territorial Policy and Civil Service of the Government of Spain between June 2018 and May 2019.

A lecturer of Constitutional Law at Pompeu Fabra University, she has been a member of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the 8th through 14th terms of the lower house.