Pere Aragonès facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Right Honourable Pere Aragonès
Official portrait, 2021
132nd President of the Government of Catalonia
In office 24 May 2021 – 10 August 2024 (Acting: 29 September 2020 – 24 May 2021)
Monarch	Felipe VI
Vice President	Jordi Puigneró Laura Vilagrà
Preceded by	Quim Torra
Succeeded by	Salvador Illa
Vice President of Catalonia
In office 2 June 2018 – 24 May 2021
President	Quim Torra
Preceded by	Oriol Junqueras (Direct rule from 27 October 2017)
Succeeded by	Jordi Puigneró
Minister of Economy and Finance of Catalonia
In office 2 June 2018 – 24 May 2021
President	Quim Torra
Preceded by	Oriol Junqueras (Direct rule from 27 October 2017)
Succeeded by	Jaume Giró
Member of the Parliament of Catalonia
In office 12 March 2021 – 19 March 2024
Constituency	Barcelona
In office 5 December 2006 – 21 January 2016
Preceded by	Josep Huguet
Succeeded by	Maria Assumpta Rosell i Medall
Constituency	Barcelona
Member of Pineda de Mar Municipal Council
In office 11 June 2011 – 26 April 2018
Succeeded by	Meritxell Mateu Estopa
Personal details
Born	Pere Aragones i Garcia (1982-11-16) 16 November 1982 (age 42) Pineda de Mar, Catalonia, Spain
Citizenship	Spanish
Political party	Republican Left of Catalonia
Alma mater	Open University of Catalonia University of Barcelona
Occupation	Lawyer, academic
Website	Official website: https://perearagones.esquerrarepublicana.cat/

Pere Aragonès i Garcia (born 16 November 1982) is a Catalan lawyer and former politician. He served as the President of the Government of Catalonia from 2021 to 2024. Before that, he was the Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance for Catalonia from 2018 to 2021. He also acted as President from September 2020 to May 2021. Pere Aragonès is a member of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) political party.

Born in 1982 in Pineda de Mar, Pere Aragonès studied law and economics. He then became a lawyer and worked in academics. He was a member of the Parliament of Catalonia from 2006 to 2016. In 2016, he became the Secretary of Economy in the Catalan government. From 2011 to 2018, he was also a member of the local council in Pineda de Mar. In June 2018, he was appointed Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance for Catalonia.

Early Life and Education

Pere Aragonès was born on 16 November 1982 in Pineda de Mar, Catalonia, Spain. His family has a history in politics. His grandfather was a businessman and served as mayor of Pineda de Mar. His father was also a local council member in Pineda.

Pere Aragonès studied law at the Open University of Catalonia. He also earned a master's degree in economic history from the University of Barcelona (UB). He has studied public policy and economic development at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He is currently working on his Ph.D. in economic history from the University of Barcelona.

Joining Politics

Pere Aragonès joined the Young Republican Left of Catalonia in 1998. This is the youth group of the Republican Left of Catalonia party. He was their national spokesperson from 2003 to 2007. In 2000, he officially joined the ERC party. Since 2003, he has been an important member of the ERC's leadership team. He is also a member of Òmnium Cultural, a group that promotes Catalan culture.

Political Career

Aragonès at a Saint George's Day event on 23 April 2018

Pere Aragonès worked as a lawyer, focusing on business and public administration law. He also worked as a researcher and a professor at the University of Perpignan. In January 2016, he became the Secretary of Economy for the Catalan government.

Parliament of Catalonia

Pere Aragonès first ran for the Parliament of Catalonia in 2003 and 2006, but he was not elected. In December 2006, he became a member of the Parliament after another member resigned.

He was re-elected to the Parliament in 2010, 2012, and 2015. He left his role in Parliament when he was appointed Secretary of Economy.

Local Government and Vice President

Aragonès and other members of the Catalan government on 2 June 2018

In 2011, Pere Aragonès was elected to the municipal council in Pineda de Mar. He was re-elected in 2015. He resigned from the Pineda de Mar Municipal Council in April 2018.

On 19 May 2018, the new President of Catalonia, Quim Torra, chose Pere Aragonès to be the Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance. He officially started these roles on 2 June 2018.

In September 2020, Pere Aragonès became the acting President of Catalonia. This happened after the previous President, Quim Torra, was no longer able to hold public office.

Presidency of Catalonia

Aragonès with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on 15 July 2022

Aragonès's government in 2023

On 21 May 2021, after the 2021 Catalan elections, Pere Aragonès became the President of Catalonia. He was the first President from the Esquerra Republicana party since the 1980s.

As President, he worked on finding solutions for political issues in Catalonia. He welcomed the decision by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to pardon some people involved in the 2017 independence events. Aragonès wanted a broader solution, called amnesty, for more people involved.

In October 2022, the government he led faced challenges. His party, ERC, then formed a minority government with support from other parties.

In March 2024, Pere Aragonès called for a new election. This happened because the Parliament of Catalonia did not approve the government's yearly budget. After the election, he announced he would retire from politics.

Electoral History

See also

In Spanish: Pere Aragonès para niños