This article lists the vice presidents of Catalonia, the second most senior position in the Government of Catalonia. The position, previously known as First Minister (Catalan: Conseller Primer, lit. 'First Councillor'), Chief Advisor (Catalan: Conseller en Cap), Chief Executive Officer (Catalan: Conseller Delegat) and Head of the Executive Board (Catalan: Cap del Consell Executiu), is optional and is appointed by the president of Catalonia.
| Vice President of Catalonia | |
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| Vicepresidència de Catalunya | |
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| Department of the Vice President | |
| Member of | Executive Council of Catalonia |
| Reports to | President of Catalonia |
| Seat | Barcelona |
| Appointer | President of Catalonia |
| Inaugural holder | Joan Casanovas i Maristany |
| Formation | 29 December 1931 |
List of officeholders
editOffice name:
- Vice Presidency of the Council of Ministers (1840–1841; 1925–1931; 1933–1934)
- Vice Presidency of the Government (1938–1939; 1962–1973; 1982–1995; 2011–2020)
- First Vice Presidency of the Government (1974–1975; 1976; 1977–1979; 1981–1982; 1996–2011; 2020–present)
- Vice Presidency of the Government for Defence Affairs (1975–1976)
- First Vice Presidency of the Government for Defence Affairs (1976–1977)
- First Vice Presidency of the Government, in charge of the Coordination of the Security and National Defence Affairs (1979–1981)
- Vice Presidency of the Government for Economic Affairs (1982; 2011)
Second Republic and exile (1931–1977)
edit| Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | President | Ministerial title |
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| Joan Casanovas i Maristany | |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 29 December 1931 | 3 October 1932 | Francesc Macià | Vice President | |||
| Joan Lluhí | |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 19 December 1932 | 24 January 1933 | Head of the Executive Board | ||||
| Carles Pi i Sunyer | |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 24 January 1933 | 4 October 1933 | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| Miquel Santaló i Parvorell | |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 4 October 1933 | 3 January 1934 | First Minister | ||||
| Joan Casanovas i Maristany | |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 31 July 1936 | 26 September 1936 | Lluís Companys | ||||
| Josep Tarradellas |  |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 26 December 1936 | 5 May 1937 | |||||
Restored autonomy (2001–present)
edit| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Government | Prime Minister (Tenure) |
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Artur Mas (born 1956) |
17 January 2001 |
20 December 2003 |
2 years and 337 days | CDC | Pujol VI | Jordi Pujol.jpg) (1980–2003) |
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Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira (born 1952) |
20 December 2003 |
20 February 2004 |
62 days | ERC | Maragall | Pasqual Maragall.jpg) (2003–2006) |
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Josep Bargalló (born 1958) |
20 February 2004 |
11 May 2006 |
2 years and 80 days | ERC | |||||
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Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira (born 1952) |
29 November 2006 |
29 December 2010 |
4 years and 30 days | ERC | Montilla | José Montilla.jpg) (2006–2010) |
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Joana Ortega (born 1959) |
29 December 2010 |
27 December 2012 |
4 years and 175 days | UDC | Mas I | Artur Mas.jpg) (2010–2016) |
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| 27 December 2012 |
22 June 2015 |
Mas II | ||||||||
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Neus Munté (born 1970) |
22 June 2015 |
14 January 2016 |
206 days | CDC | [4] | ||||
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Oriol Junqueras (born 1970) |
14 January 2016 |
28 October 2017 (removed) |
1 year and 286 days | ERC | Puigdemont | Carles Puigdemont.jpg) (2016–2017) |
[5] [6] | ||
| During this interval, the office was suspended. | Direct rule over Catalonia | [6] | ||||||||
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Pere Aragonès (born 1982) |
1 June 2018 |
26 May 2021 |
2 years and 358 days | ERC | Torra | Quim Torra.jpg) (2018–2020) |
[7] | ||
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Jordi Puigneró (born 1974) |
26 May 2021 |
29 September 2022 |
1 year and 126 days | JxCat | Aragonès | Pere Aragonès.jpg) (2021–2024) |
[8] [9] | ||
| Office disestablished during this interval. | ||||||||||
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Laura Vilagrà (born 1976) |
24 January 2024 |
12 August 2024 |
201 days | ERC | Aragonès | Pere Aragonès (2021–2024) |
[10] | ||
| Office disestablished during this interval. | ||||||||||
Timeline
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References
edit- ^ "DECRETO 202/2010, de 27 de diciembre, por el que se nombra a la vicepresidenta del Gobierno, a los consejeros y consejeras de los departamentos de la Generalidad de Cataluña y al secretario del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (5785): 93816. 29 December 2012. ISSN 1988-298X.
- ^ "DECRETO 166/2012, de 27 de diciembre, por el que se nombran a la vicepresidenta del Gobierno, los consejeros y consejeras de los departamentos de la Generalidad de Cataluña y el secretario del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (6281): 63942. 27 December 2012. ISSN 1988-298X.
- ^ "DECRETO 108/2015, de 22 de junio, de cese de la señora Joana Ortega i Alemany como titular del Departamento de Gobernación y Relaciones Institucionales y vicepresidenta del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (6897A). 22 June 2015. ISSN 1988-298X.
- ^ "DECRETO 111/2015, de 22 de junio, por el que se nombra a la señora Neus Munté i Fernàndez vicepresidenta del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (6897A). 22 June 2015. ISSN 1988-298X.
- ^ "DECRETO 3/2016, de 13 de enero, por el que se nombran el vicepresidente del Gobierno, los consejeros y consejeras de los departamentos de la Generalidad de Cataluña y el secretario del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (7037). 14 January 2016. ISSN 1988-298X.
- ^ a b "Real Decreto 943/2017, de 27 de octubre, por el que se dispone, en virtud de las medidas autorizadas con fecha 27 de octubre de 2017 por el Pleno del Senado respecto de la Generalitat de Cataluña en aplicación del artículo 155 de la Constitución, el cese del Vicepresidente de la Generalitat de Cataluña y de los Consejeros integrantes del Consejo de Gobierno de la Generalitat de Cataluña" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (261). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 103564. 28 October 2017. ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ "DECRETO 3/2018, de 29 de mayo, por el que se nombran el vicepresidente del Gobierno y los consejeros y las consejeras de los departamentos de la Generalidad de Cataluña" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (7632). 1 June 2018. ISSN 1988-298X.
- ^ "DECRETO 22/2021, de 26 de mayo, por el que se nombran el vicepresidente del Gobierno y los consejeros y las consejeras de los departamentos de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (8418A): 1. 26 May 2021. ISSN 1988-298X.
- ^ "DECRETO 176/2022, de 29 de septiembre, de cese del señor Jordi Puigneró i Ferrer como titular del Departamento de Políticas Digitales y Territorio y vicepresidente del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (8762A): 1. 29 September 2022. ISSN 1988-298X.
- ^ "DECRETO 16/2024, de 23 de enero, por el que se nombra a la señora Laura Vilagrà Pons vicepresidenta del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (9086): 1. 24 January 2024. ISSN 1988-298X.