Anna Balletbò

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

Anna Balletbò
Balletbò in 2011
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
1979–2000
ConstituencyBarcelona
Personal details
Born(1943-12-15)15 December 1943
Santpedor, Catalonia, Spain
Died24 October 2025(2025-10-24) (aged 81)
PartySocialist Party of Catalonia
Alma mater
ProfessionAcademic
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Anna Balletbò i Puig (15 December 1943 – 24 October 2025) was a Spanish academic, journalist and politician. She was a member of the Socialist Party of Catalonia. Balletbò was the first person released after the kidnapping of the Congress of Deputies during the 1981 Spanish coup attempt, and the first civilian to speak directly to King Juan Carlos I about what was happening inside the parliament building that day.

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