List of Ministers of Justice of Catalonia

Introduction
Minister of Justice of Catalonia
Conseller de Justícia de Catalunya
Seal of the Generalitat of Catalonia
Incumbent
Ester Capella
since 2 June 2018
Department of Justice
Member ofExecutive Council of Catalonia
Reports toPresident of Catalonia
SeatBarcelona
AppointerPresident of Catalonia
Inaugural holderPere Comas i Calvet
Formation28 April 1931
WebsiteDepartment of Justice, Catalonia

Established in 1931, the Minister of Justice of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) is the highest representative of the Department of Justice. The functions of the Department of Justice correspond to:[1]

  • The functions related to the Justice Administration in Catalonia and its modernization.
  • Penitentiary services, rehabilitation and juvenile justice.
  • The conservation, updating and development of civil law in Catalonia.
  • Associations, foundations, professional colleges and academies.
  • Notaries and registrars.
  • The promotion and development of alternative means of conflict resolution.
  • Religious affairs
  • The democratic memory, the promotion of peace and political and civil human rights.
  • The regulation and supervision of interest groups.
  • Any other attributed to you by law and other provisions.

The Center for Legal Studies and Specialized Training and the Center for Contemporary History remain attached to the department.

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List of ministers
Name Portrait Party Took office Left office President Ministerial
title
Pere Comas i CalvetRepublican Left of Catalonia28 April 193120 November 1932Francesc MaciàMinister of Justice and Law
19 December 193224 January 1933
Pere Coromines i MontanyaRepublican Left of Catalonia24 January 19333 January 1934
Joan LluhíNational Left Republican Party3 January 193413 October 1934Lluís CompanysMinister of Justice
1 March 193626 May 1936
Pere Comas i CalvetRepublican Left of Catalonia26 May 193631 July 1936
Josep Quero i MolaresRepublican Left of Catalonia31 July 193626 September 1936
Andreu Nin PérezWorkers' Party of Marxist Unification26 September 193617 December 1936
Rafael VidiellaUnified Socialist Party of Catalonia17 December 19363 April 1937
Joan ComoreraUnión General de Trabajadores3 April 193716 April 1937Minister of Work, Public Works and Justice
16 April 19375 May 1937Minister of Justice
Rafael VidiellaUnión General de Trabajadores5 May 193729 June 1937Minister of Work, Public Works, Justice and Supplies
Pere Bosch-GimperaCatalan Republican Action29 June 19372 February 1939Minister of Justice
Ignasi de Gispert i JordàDemocratic Union of Catalonia8 May 198024 August 1982Jordi Pujol
Agustí Bassols i ParésDemocratic Union of Catalonia24 August 19829 May 1986
Joaquim Xicoy i BassegodaDemocratic Union of Catalonia9 May 19864 July 1988
Agustí Bassols i ParésDemocratic Union of Catalonia4 July 198822 December 1992
Antoni Isac i AguilarDemocratic Union of Catalonia22 December 19921 February 1995
Núria de GispertDemocratic Union of Catalonia1 February 19955 February 2001
Josep-Delfí Guàrdia i CanelaDemocratic Union of Catalonia5 February 20014 November 2002
Núria de GispertDemocratic Union of Catalonia4 November 200217 December 2003Minister of Justice and the Interior
Josep Maria VallèsCitizens for Change17 December 200329 November 2006Pasqual MaragallMinister of Justice

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Montserrat TuraSocialists' Party of Catalonia29 November 200629 December 2010José Montilla
Pilar Fernández i BozalIndependent29 December 201027 December 2012Artur Mas
Germà Gordó i AubarellDemocratic Convergence of Catalonia27 December 201214 January 2016
Carles MundóRepublican Left of Catalonia14 January 201628 October 2017Carles Puigdemont
Ester CapellaRepublican Left of Catalonia2 June 2018Quim Torra

See also

References
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  2. "Torra nominates new government including jailed and exiled officials". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. "Torra nombra en su Govern a Aragonès, Artadi, Turull, Rull, Comín, Puig y Maragall". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. Puente, Arturo (19 May 2018). "Torra nombra a los encarcelados Turull y Rull consellers de su nuevo Govern". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. "El nou executiu tindrà 13 departaments" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. "Catalan government takes office in emotional event, lifting direct rule". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. Villalonga, Carles (2 June 2018). "El nuevo Govern de Torra toma posesión en un acto reivindicativo y escenifica el fin del 155". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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