Verònica Canals i Riba

Verònica Canals i Riba (born 1970/71) is an Andorran business manager and, since 22 May 2019 Minister of Tourism under the Premiership of Xavier Espot.[1]

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Canals and the second or maternal family name is Riba; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Born in Encamp, Canals got a degree in Economy for the University of Strasbourg and a master's degree in Business Management for the HEC Montréal.[2] She worked in Adecco in Spain and returned to Andorra to work in Grandvalira-Saetde (the company that manages some of the Andorran ski stations) in 1999, being its Director of catering and complementary services until 2009, and since then, its National Director until she left the office in Summer 2018 due to personal reasons.[3]

References
  1. Decret del 21-5-2019 pel qual el cap de Govern nomena els membres del Govern i els seus càrrecs respectius. (in Catalan)
  2. Ministeri de Turisme (in Catalan)
  3. Els ministres ‘més desconeguts’ (in Catalan)


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