Pilar Calvo i Gómez

For the Spanish sculptor, see Pilar Calvo Rodero. Maria Pilar Calvo i Gómez (born 3 May 1963) is a Spanish journalist, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Early life Calvo was born on 3 May 1963 in Barcelona, Spain.

Career Calvo is a sports journalist and has been a member of the Association of Journalists of Catalonia (Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya) since 1989. She has worked for various media organisations including Catalunya Ràdio and TV3. Her career at Catalunya Ràdio's sports department began when the station was established in 1983. She provided daily news on FC Barcelona and for 13 years she participated in the Futbol a Catalunya Ràdio show. She then moved to TV3 where she presented programmes such as Gol a Gol, Entorn and Tres punts. She was one of the founding members of National Call for the Republic in 2018. At the November 2019 general election she was placed seventh on the JxCat's list of candidates in the Province of Barcelona but the alliance only managed to win four seats in the province and as a result he failed to get elected. However, in March 2021, she was appointed to the Congress of Deputies following the election of Laura Borràs to the Parliament of Catalonia.

Calvo is co-ordinator of Together for Catalonia's (Junts) Barcelona branch.

Electoral history + Electoral history of Pilar CalvoElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceNo.Result 2017 regional Province of Barcelona Together for Catalonia 64 Not elected 2019 local Barcelona National Call for the Republic Together for Catalonia 8 Not elected 2019 November general Province of Barcelona Independent Together for Catalonia 7 Not elected