Montserrat Gibert

Who is Montserrat Gibert?

Montserrat Gibert i Llopart was the mayor of Sant Boi de Llobregat until 2007. Gibert studied at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and moved to Sant Boi in 1971 to teach. Together with other local teachers she established a cooperative school, l´escola Barrufet. She was also active in establishing the Collective of Catalan Public Schools. She joined the Socialist Party of Catalonia in 1982.

Gibert is a centre-left politician of the PSC her municipal government was socialist in coalition with the Initiative for Catalonia Greens. In her term she accomplished restoration of the Llobregat river and restoration of old buildings.