Xavier Espot Zamora

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Xavier Espot Zamora (born 30 October 1979) is an Andorran judge and politician who has served as Prime Minister of Andorra and President of the Democrats for Andorra since 2019. He previously served as Minister of Social Affairs, Justice, and the Interior from 2012 to 2019. A trained lawyer, Espot began his professional career as a court clerk and later served as a judge in various sections of the Andorran judiciary.

== Early life and judicial career ==
Xavier Espot Zamora was born on the 30 October 1979 in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra. He is the son of Xavier Espot Miró, a former minister for the Social Democratic Party, and Melània Zamora Bonet, a businesswoman and doctor who died in 2019 at the age of 66. His maternal grandmother was Júlia Bonet Fité, the president and founder of Perfumeria Júlia. Espot has a younger sister.
Espot completed his primary and secondary education at the Lycée Comte de Foix and the Collège Alpin Beau Soleil in Switzerland. He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Master of Laws from the Faculty of Law at the ESADE Business School. Additionally, he obtained a degree in Humanities from the Faculty of Philosophy at University Ramon Llull in Barcelona.
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