Silvia Paneque

Regional Minister of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition, Government of Catalonia

Silvia Paneque graduated in Chemistry from Girona University and has master’s degrees in Quality and Business Administration.

She has been a university lecturer and researcher, an industrial chemists and managed companies in the cork sector.

She became a Councillor in Girona in 2011 and was First Deputy Mayor (2016-2017).

She was elected to the Catalan Parliament in 2021, where she has chaired the Climate Action Committee.

Since 12 August, Paneque has been the Catalan Government’s Minister for Territory, Housing and the Ecological Transition.