President of the Government of Catalonia

head of government of the Generalitat of Catalonia

The president of the Government of Catalonia (Catalan: President de la Generalitat de Catalunya, IPA: [pɾəziˈðen də lə ʒənəɾəliˈtad də kətəˈluɲə]) is one of the main parts of government that make up the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia. The president also is head of government of Catalonia.

President of the Government of Catalonia
President de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Emblem of the Generalitat
Incumbent
Pere Aragonès
Acting

since 28 September 2020
StyleEl Molt Honorable Senyor
(The Right Honourable)
ResidenceCasa dels Canonges
NominatorParliament of Catalonia
AppointerMonarch of Spain
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderBerenguer de Cruïlles (1359)
Formation1359
Websitewww.president.cat

The current acting president is Pere Aragonès following Quim Torra's disqualification as president in 28 September 2020.[1]

Presidents (since 1977)

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePartyGovernmentElectionMonarch
(Reign)
Ref.
Took officeLeft officeDurationCabinet nameComposition
Josep Tarradellas
(1899–1988)
18 October
1977
29 April
1980
2 years and 194 daysERCTarradellasProvisional
PSC • ERC • PSUC
CDC • UCD
N/AKing
Juan Carlos I

(1975–2014)
[2]
[3]
Jordi Pujol
(born 1930)
29 April
1980
13 June
1984
23 years and 233 daysCDCPujol ICDC • UDC
(minority government
supp. by CC–UCD and ERC)
1980[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
13 June
1984
1 July
1988
Pujol IICDC • UDC •
ERC until Feb 1987
1984
1 July
1988
13 April
1992
Pujol III1988
13 April
1992
21 December
1995
Pujol IV1992
21 December
1995
24 November
1999
Pujol VCDC • UDC
(minority government
supp. by PP 1999–2003)
1995
24 November
1999
18 December
2003
Pujol VI1999
Pasqual Maragall
(born 1941)
18 December
2003
28 November
2006
2 years and 345 daysPSCMaragallTripartite
PSC • ERC • ICV
2003[11]
[12]
PSC • ICV
(minority government)
José Montilla
(born 1955)
28 November
2006
27 December
2010
4 years and 29 daysPSCMontillaTripartite
PSC • ERC • ICV
2006[13]
[14]
Artur Mas
(born 1956)
27 December
2010
24 December
2012
5 years and 16 daysCDCMas ICDC • UDC
(minority government
supp. by ERC 2012–2015)
2010[15]
[16]
[17]
24 December
2012
12 January
2016
Mas II2012
King
Felipe VI

(2014–present)
CDC
(minority government
supp. by ERC and DC)
Carles Puigdemont
(born 1962)
12 January
2016
28 October
2017
(removed)
1 year and 289 daysCDCPuigdemontJunts pel Sí
CDC/PDeCAT • ERC
(minority government
supp. by CUP)
2015[18]
[19]
PDeCAT
During this interval, the office was suspended.Direct rule over CataloniaN/A[19]
Quim Torra
(born 1962)
16 May
2018
28 September
2020
(disqualified)
2 years and 135 daysIndependentTorraJxCat/Junts • ERC •
PDeCAT until Sep 2020
(minority government)
2017[20]
[21]
During this interval, Vice President Pere Aragonès served as acting officeholder.

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