Andorra Appoints Laura Camps Solà as New Economy, Labour and Housing Secretary

Andorran Head of Government Xavier Espot has appointed Laura Camps Solà, 39, as Secretary of State for Economy, Labour and Housing, describing her legal expertise and public administration experience as especially valuable for executing key policies in the legislative term's final phase.

Camps was sworn in on Thursday morning, taking over from Jordi Puy, who will assume the role of head of the government's cabinet next week. A lawyer who previously served as secretary general of La Massana parish council and coordinator of legal services in Andorra la Vella, she will manage strategic coordination of economic, labour, and housing initiatives under Minister Conxita Marsol.

At the ceremony, attended by Camps's partner, parents, brother, Marsol, Secretary of State Marc Saura, and government secretary general Ester Fenoll, Camps outlined her focus on promoting sustainable and diversified economic development, strengthening labour relations, and advancing housing policies.

Espot praised her solid institutional trajectory, calling it a "particularly suitable" fit for the challenges ahead. "Today is an important day not only for Laura and her family, but for the government and the country," he said, thanking her for joining late in the term. "It is not easy to take this step, particularly when the remaining period is not as substantial as a full four-year mandate," he added, noting it reflects her strong public service vocation and patriotism.

He listed pressing priorities, including building a public housing stock, the loan guarantee programme for first-time buyers—whose first seven approvals were granted on Wednesday—reforms to the foreign investment system, adoption of international corporate governance recommendations, expanding collective bargaining in labour matters, and simplifying bureaucracy, especially for commerce.

Espot stressed housing as a constitutional right and major government priority, highlighting recent structural steps like around 500 affordable units by term's end and incentives for public-private rental projects. These mark a "change of magnitude" from past efforts, he said, aiming to create a lasting public policy for market stability and citizen security rather than short-term responses. "We must build together a public housing policy that brings stability to the market and legal security to citizens on such a sensitive issue," he stated.

With "many challenges in just a few months," Espot expressed confidence that Camps would tackle them "with professionalism, a commitment to public service, and intelligence."