Teacher, social activist and one of the first female councillors on Barcelona City Council. From a young age, Núria Gispert i Feliu was involved with the scout movement, Christian militancy and the Moviment Associatiu de Sant Andreu. Her activities as an activist began with volunteering at a school in the Can Tunis neighbourhood.

She was a member of the PSUC (Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia) and the PSC (Socialist Party of Catalonia), and between 1979 and 1995 was a member of Barcelona City Council. She later became director of Caritas Barcelona, and subsequently president of Caritas Spain. In recognition of her social and political career, in 2002 she received the Creu de Sant Jordi, and in 2013 the Medalla d’Honor del Parlament. In 2014, she gave the opening speech at the La Mercè festivities.

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Barcelona 1936 – 2020 ID 8406

Associated with scouting, Christian militancy and the association movement, she was one of the first women councillors in the Barcelona City Council, the director of Càritas Barcelona and the president of Càritas Espanya.