Caterina Mieras

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Caterina Mieras i Barceló

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Mieras in 2004
Minister of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya [1]
In office
December 17, 2003 April 20, 2006
Preceded by Jordi Vilajoana i Rovira
Succeeded by Ferran Mascarell i Canalda
Personal details
Born April 5, 1947
Sant Joan (Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain)
Political party PSC

Caterina Mieras i Barceló (b. in Majorca 5 April 1947) holds a degree in Medicine and Surgery from UB. She also is Teacher at the Teacher Training School of the Balearic Islands and reached an Upper Grade in piano from the Conservatory of Music of Valencia.

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She was one of the founders of the Democratic Students Union at the UB in 1967. Since 1980, she has been an active member of PSC.

Mieras has been teacher as part of the Dermatology services of the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona (1974–1977) and of the Vall d'Hebron Residence (1978–1991).

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Lecturer in Dermatology at the Faculty of Medicine of the UAB (1979–1991) and at the University School of Nursing of the Vall d'Hebron Residence (1979–1991).

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References

  1. Institvt Memoria d'Estvdis CVRS 2003-2004 Catalans. Institut d'Estudis Catalans. pp. 205–.
Preceded by
Jordi Vilajoana i Rovira
Minister of Culture
20032006
Succeeded by
Ferran Mascarell i Canalda