President of the Government of Catalonia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids President of the Government of Catalonia |
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Style | El Molt Honorable Senyor (The Right Honourable) |
Residence | Casa dels Canonges |
Nominator | Parliament of Catalonia |
Appointer | Monarch of Spain |
Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | Berenguer de Cruïlles (1359) |
Formation | 1359 |
Website | www.president.cat |
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.
The current acting president is Pere Aragonès following Quim Torra's disqualification as president in 28 September 2020.
Presidents (since 1977)
- CiU
- Tripartite
- CDC
- Junts pel Sí
- Mixed coalition
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Government | Election | Monarch (Reign) |
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Took office | Left office | Duration | Cabinet name | Composition | |||||||
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Josep Tarradellas (1899–1988) |
18 October 1977 |
29 April 1980 |
2 years, 194 days | ERC | Tarradellas | Provisional PSC • ERC • PSUC • CDC • UCD |
N/A | King Juan Carlos I ![]() (1975–2014) |
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Jordi Pujol (born 1930) |
29 April 1980 |
13 June 1984 |
23 years, 233 days | CDC | Pujol I | CDC • UDC (minority government Template:Abbrv by CC–UCD and ERC) |
1980 | |||
13 June 1984 |
1 July 1988 |
Pujol II | CDC • UDC • ERC until Feb 1987 |
1984 | |||||||
1 July 1988 |
13 April 1992 |
Pujol III | 1988 | ||||||||
13 April 1992 |
21 December 1995 |
Pujol IV | 1992 | ||||||||
21 December 1995 |
24 November 1999 |
Pujol V | CDC • UDC (minority government Template:Abbrv by PP 1999–2003) |
1995 | |||||||
24 November 1999 |
18 December 2003 |
Pujol VI | 1999 | ||||||||
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Pasqual Maragall (born 1941) |
18 December 2003 |
28 November 2006 |
2 years, 345 days | PSC | Maragall | Tripartite PSC • ERC • ICV |
2003 | |||
PSC • ICV (minority government) |
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José Montilla (born 1955) |
28 November 2006 |
27 December 2010 |
4 years, 29 days | PSC | Montilla | Tripartite PSC • ERC • ICV |
2006 | |||
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Artur Mas (born 1956) |
27 December 2010 |
24 December 2012 |
5 years, 16 days | CDC | Mas I | CDC • UDC (minority government Template:Abbrv by ERC 2012–2015) |
2010 | |||
24 December 2012 |
12 January 2016 |
Mas II | 2012 | ||||||||
King Felipe VI ![]() (2014–present) |
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CDC (minority government Template:Abbrv by ERC and DC) |
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Carles Puigdemont (born 1962) |
12 January 2016 |
28 October 2017 (removed) |
1 year, 289 days | CDC | Puigdemont | Junts pel Sí CDC/PDeCAT • ERC (minority government Template:Abbrv by CUP) |
2015 | |||
PDeCAT | |||||||||||
During this interval, the office was suspended. | Direct rule over Catalonia | N/A | |||||||||
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Quim Torra (born 1962) |
16 May 2018 |
28 September 2020 (disqualified) |
2 years, 135 days | Independent | Torra | JxCat/Junts • ERC • PDeCAT until Sep 2020 (minority government) |
2017 | |||
During this interval, Vice President Pere Aragonès served as acting officeholder. |

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