Meritxell Serret Aleu (born 19 June 1975) is a Catalan politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Action and European Union of Catalonia and Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
In her career, Serret has held a managerial position for Provedella, a centre that promotes beef, has been in charge of organizational tasks in the Unió de Pagesos (Farmers Union), and as a technical coordinator for the Fundació del Mon Rural (Rural World Foundation).
Serret was councillor of the City council of Vallfogona of Balaguer as an independent for Republican Left of Catalonia.
On January 13, 2016, Serret was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food by the President of the Catalan Government, Carles Puigdemont.
[2] Serret moved to Belgium with Carles Puigdemont and three other Catalan ex-ministers after the declaration of independence of Catalonia.