Alícia Romero Llano has served as Minister for Economy and Finance of the Government of Catalonia since August 2024. She holds a law degree from Pompeu Fabra University, a postgraduate qualification in Local and Urban Planning Law from the same university, and a master’s degree in Public Management and Governance from ESADE. 

She has spent much of her professional career in public administration and politics. She served as a councillor at Mataró City Council from 1999 to 2011, where she held various responsibilities in youth affairs, equality, sports, innovation and economic development. From 2007 to 2011, she chaired the TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme Foundation. She subsequently headed the entrepreneurship and business growth division at GlobaLleida and served as manager of Premià de Mar City Council. A member of the Parliament of Catalonia since 2012, she served as spokesperson for the Socialists and United to Advance Parliamentary Group from 2021 to 2024. A member of the Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSC) since 1996, she has also worked in consultancy and teaching in fields related to economic development, communication and territorial innovation.