Raquel Sánchez Jiménez replaces Jose Luis Ábalos at the head of MITMA. Born in Gavà (Barcelona) in 1975, where she has been mayor of the Socialists’ Party of Catalonia (PSC) since 2014, she has a degree in Law from the University of Barcelona and a master’s degree in Labor Law and Social Security from the Pompeu-Fabra University. In 2020, she was elected as a representative of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces in the National Climate Council.