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Clara Ponsatí

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Clara Ponsatí i Obiols (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈklaɾə punsəˈti]; born 19 March 1957) is a Catalan economist and politician. She was appointed Minister of Education of the Government of Catalonia by President Carles Puigdemont on 14 July 2017, and was dismissed by the Spanish Government pursuant to Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution on 27 October 2017, due to the organisation of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum and the subsequent declaration of independence. On 30 October 2017, she went into exile in Brussels together with Carles Puigdemont and three other members of his government, Lluís Puig, Antoni Comín and Meritxell Serret. In May 2018, she returned to the University of St Andrews (Scotland) as a professor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Clara Ponsatí is the 388th most popular economist (down from 357th in 2024), the 2,138th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,847th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Spanish Economist.

Clara Ponsatí is most famous for being a former Catalan minister in the regional government of Catalonia. She was also a professor at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Clara Ponsatí ranks 388 out of 414. Before her are Zyta Gilowska, Michael Albert, Sri Mulyani, Alberto Alesina, Martin Wolf, and Natalie Jaresko. After her are Thomas Chalmers, Lee Ju-ho, Andrei Shleifer, László Andor, Sławomir Skrzypek, and Carlos Moedas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Clara Ponsatí ranks 600. Before her are Amy Goodman, Ini Kamoze, Scott Hahn, Nitin Gadkari, Jan Jałocha, and Harald Schmid. After her are Hideaki Tomiyama, Samia al-Amoudi, Leda Cosmides, Tim Bevan, Valeria Răcilă, and Sofia Sakorafa.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Clara Ponsatí ranks 2,137 out of 3,355. Before her are Carla Suárez Navarro (1988), Pedro León (1986), Marta Sánchez (1966), Álex González (1980), and Yon González (1986). After her are Salva Ballesta (1975), Pilar Rubio (1978), Cristina Cifuentes (1964), Montse Tomé (1982), Javier Sánchez (1968), Nico González (2002), and Juan Antonio Señor (1958).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Spain

Among economists born in Spain, Clara Ponsatí ranks 5. Before her are Diego Abad de Santillán (1897), Jesús Huerta de Soto (1956), Pedro Solbes (1942), and José Luis Sampedro (1917). After her are Emmanuel Saez (1972).

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