Àngels Chacón i Feixas

Maria Àngels Chacón i Feixas (born 1968) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia who served as Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge of the Catalan government.

Early life Chacón was born in 1968 in Igualada, Catalonia. She has a degree in law from the University of Barcelona and is a specialist in international trade.

Career Chacón has worked as export director for several companies in the paper sector. In June 2017 she was appointed director-general of industry in the Generalitat de Catalunya's Department of Business and Knowledge. After the election she was appointed second deputy mayor in charge of economy, trade and tourism. After the election she was appointed first deputy mayor in charge of economy, knowledge, internationalisation and interior. She joined the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT) after it was formed. However, the Spanish government condemned the inclusion of jailed/exiled politicians in the government as provocative and refused to approve Torra's appointments or to revoke direct rule. Faced with this opposition Torra announced a new government on 29 May 2018 without the jailed/exiled politicians. Chacón was to be Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge in the new government. She was sworn in on 2 June 2018 at the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya.

Electoral history + Electoral history of Àngels ChacónElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceNo.Result 2011 local Igualada Independent Convergence and Union 3 Elected 2015 local Igualada Independent Convergence and Union 3 Elected