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What was the position of Antoni Martí from May 2011 to May 2019?
Antoni Martí Antoni Martí Petit ( , born 30 July 1963 ) is an Andorran architect and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Andorra from May 2011 to 16 May 2019 , when he was elected on the ticket of the Democrats for Andorra . He was re-elected in the 2015 parliamentary election . Early life and education . Martí was born in Escaldes-Engordany and studied at the ( Toulouse National School of Architecture ) , part of the Université fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées . He is an architect by profession . Political career . Martí was first elected to the General Council in 1993 , the first parliamentary election to involve political parties , as a member of the Liberal Union . In the election , the Liberal Union came a close second . Òscar Ribas Reig , who had been appointed Prime Minister , lost a vote of no confidence in 1994 , leading to Marc Forné Molné , the leader of the Liberal Union , being appointed as Prime Minister . Martí was re-elected in the 1997 election , in which the Liberal Union won and Molné remained as Prime Minister . Shortly before the 2001 election , the Liberal Union was renamed as the Liberal Party of Andorra , and went on to win the election , with Molné retaining his role as Prime Minister . In 2004 , Martí resigned from the General Council and was elected as Mayor of Escaldes-Engordany , the second largest town in Andorra . He served two consecutive terms as Mayor , from 2004 to 2007 , and from 2008 to 2011 . The Liberal Party had contested the 2009 election as part of the Reformist Coalition , losing to the Social Democratic Party led by Jaume Bartumeu . Bartumeu opted to call an early election in 2011 after losing the budget vote two years running to the opposition parties . In February 2011 , the Democrats for Andorra was formed as a direct successor to the Reformist Coalition , with Martí as their candidate for Prime Minister . He campaigned against Bartumeus proposed introduction of an income tax . The Democrats for Andorra won 55.5% of the vote , and Bartumeu resigned as Prime Minister on 28 April 2011 , to be replaced by Pere López Agràs in an interim capacity until 12 May 2011 , when Martí was appointed . In 2011 , Martí opened negotiations with the European Union over various aspects of cooperation . During the negotiations , Andorra changed the foreign investment law , opening the country up to foreign investors , and also signed an agreement with France and Spain to avoid double taxation . Martí has also overseen the introduction of the euro as the official currency of Andorra , following an agreement which was completed in June 2011 . Andorra was permitted to issue their own euros from July 2013 , but due to various delays , Andorran euros did not enter circulation until January 2015 . In late May 2013 , Martí met with François Hollande , the President of France and a Co-Prince of Andorra , to inform him of his intentions to bring in a law to introduce personal income tax in Andorra . Hollande encouraged Martí to continue with economic reforms that may lead to growth . In June 2013 , Martí bowed to pressure from the European Union and did introduce a personal income tax for Andorrans . As Prime Minister , Martí oversaw the response to the 2015 Andorran banking crisis , involving American allegations of money laundering made against the Banca Privada dAndorra ( BPA ) . The government responded to this by the restructuring of the bank , and the creation and sale of Vall Banc in place of BPA . In June 2016 , Martí praised Michel Camdessuss 2005 report about Andorra , that turned out to be prophetic . In turn , Camdessus expressed his respect for the government of Andorra for the fact that the Principality embarked on the path of reforms , turning from protectionism and stagnation in the direction of openness and competitiveness . External links . - govern.ad Andorra Government website