Albert Pintat Santolaria, born in 1943, is my maternal grandfather. He graduated from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland where he majored in economics. He embarked his political journey in 1995 when he served as Ambassador to the European Union, and to Switzerland, and also to the United Kingdom. Following this, he was a member of the Liberal Party of Andorra, and was the foreign minister for five years. In 2005, he was appointed by the General Council to hold the position of head of government for four years. Beyond his political achievements, my grandfather is a man of many endeavors. Still today, he continues to maintain his father's fishing business, known as Casa Pintat. Additionally he is also involved in the Andorran banking world where he also prolongs his father's legacy, who was the founder of the primary bank of Andorra. The reason why I admire my grandfather, is because he has had such an immense impact on Andorra via his leadership and hard work. Nonetheless he has had been able to balance all of his tasks while being fully invested in his family life. Him and my grandmother, Carmen Rossell, have three children; Sara (my mother), Adria, and Clara. Each of their three children have now had their own three children- adding up to a total of nine grandkids.

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