Executive Council of Catalonia

The Executive Council of Catalonia (Catalan: Consell Executiu) or the Government of Catalonia (Catalan: Govern de Catalunya) is the executive branch of the Generalitat of Catalonia. It is responsible for the political action, regulation, and administration of the government of the autonomous region.[1]

Government of Catalonia
Government overview
Formed1359 (first inception)
1931 (established by the Second Spanish Republic)
1977 (reestablished from exile)
Dissolved11 September 1714 (Nueva Planta Decrees)
5 February 1939 (Francoist occupation during Spanish Civil War)
JurisdictionCatalonia
HeadquartersBarcelona
Minister responsible
Websitecatalangovernment.cat
Not to be confused with the Generalitat de Catalunya, also referred to as the "Government of Catalonia".
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The President of the Generalitat is the head of government: he or she may also appoint a First Minister (Catalan: Conseller(a) primer(a)) to serve as their deputy, although since 2006 the office has been replaced by that of the Vice-President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, who must be approved by the Parliament of Catalonia. The various ministers (Catalan: consellers) are also appointed by the President of the Generalitat. Ministers need not be deputies in the parliament, as they have an automatic right to intervene in parliamentary debates.

Serving members of the government may not be arrested for any acts committed in Catalonia, except in flagrante delicto, and may only be judged before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, or the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain outside of Catalonia.[2]

The Parliament of Catalonia unilaterally issued a declaration of independence from Spain on 27 October 2017 in favour of a Catalan Republic. In response Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy dissolved the Parliament of Catalonia and called a snap regional election for 21 December 2017.[3]

Current government
Main article: Torra Government
Portrait Name Office Took office Party Refs
Quim Torra President 15 May 2018 Together for Catalonia [4]
Pere Aragonès Vice President

Minister of Economy and Finance

 29 May 2018 Republican Left of Catalonia [5]
Meritxell Budó Minister of the Presidency

Spokesperson of the Government

 24 March 2019 Together for Catalonia [5]
Josep Bargalló Minister of Education 29 May 2018 Republican Left of Catalonia [5]
Àngels Ponsa Minister of Culture 3 September 2020 Together for Catalonia [5]
Miquel Sàmper Minister of the Interior 3 September 2020 Together for Catalonia [5]
Damià Calvet Minister of Territory and Sustainability 29 May 2018 Together for Catalonia [5]
Ester Capella Minister of Justice 29 May 2018 Republican Left of Catalonia [5]
Maria Àngels Chacón Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge 29 May 2018 Catalan European Democratic Party [5]
Chakir El Homrani Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family 29 May 2018 Republican Left of Catalonia [5]
Teresa Jordà Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food 29 May 2018 Republican Left of Catalonia [5]
Alfred Bosch Minister of Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency 22 November 2018 Republican Left of Catalonia [5]
Jordi Puigneró Minister of Digital Policies and Public Administration 29 May 2018 Together for Catalonia [5]
Alba Vergés Minister of Health 29 May 2018 Republican Left of Catalonia [5]

Previous governments

Former ministries
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Ministry of Public Works
  • Ministry of Communications
  • Foment
  • Beneficencia
  • Ministry of Provisions
  • Ministry of Internal Security
  • Ministry of Public Services

There have also been two ministers without portfolio in Catalan governments:

  • Rafael Closas i Cendra (ACR, 26 September – 17 December 1936)
  • Antoni Sesé i Artaso (5 May – 29 June 1937)

References
  1. Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (2006), Art. 68.
  2. Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (2006), Art. 70.
  3. Ponce de León, Rodrigo (27 October 2017). "Rajoy cesa a Puigdemont y su Govern y convoca elecciones para el 21 de diciembre". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. "Real Decreto 291/2018, de 15 de mayo, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Generalitat de Cataluña a don Joaquim Torra i Pla" (pdf). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (119): 50791. 16 May 2018. ISSN 0212-033X.
  5. "DECRET 3/2018, de 29 de maig, pel qual es nomenen el vicepresident del Govern i els consellers i conselleres dels departaments de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). Generalitat de Catalunya (7632). 1 June 2018. ISSN 1988-298X.
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