Raquel Tamarit i Iranzo

Raquel Tamarit i Iranzo (Sueca, 1978) is a Valencian politician, Minister of Education, Culture and Sport of the Generalitat Valenciana, replacing the resigned Vicent Marzà since May 2022. She had previously been the Regional Secretary of Culture and Sport since 2019 and the mayor of Sueca (2015-2019).

Biography Tamarit has a degree in teaching. She began teaching in 2000 in various centers in Catalonia and the Valencian Community. In 2005 she joined the Valencian public education system and 5 years later her job got her job as a civil servant at the El Perelló de Sueca primary school, as an English language specialist.

It was then, in July 2019, when Councilor Vicent Marzà appointed her as Regional Secretary of Culture and Sports of the Valencian Government, and she left the local council. In May 2022, she replaced Marzà as Minister of Education, Culture and Sports of the Generalitat Valenciana in the government headed by the Socialist Ximo Puig.