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Government of Catalonia

Govern de Catalunya
Seal of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Government overview
Formed	1931 (1931) (by the Second Spanish Republic) 1977 (from exile)
Dissolved	1939 (1939) (by Francoist Spain)
Jurisdiction	Catalonia
Headquarters	Sala Tarradellas, Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona
Government executive	Salvador Illa, President of the Government of Catalonia
Website	catalangovernment.eu

Politics of Catalonia
Statute and lawsStatute of Autonomy 1932 1979 2006 Constitutions (13-18th c.) Civil Code
GeneralitatPresident (list) Salvador Illa (PSC)
ExecutiveExecutive Council President (list): Salvador Illa (PSC) Cabinet International relations
LegislatureParliament (15th) President: Josep Rull (Junts)
JudiciaryHigh Court of Justice President: Jesús María Barrientos Council of Statutarian Pledges Ombudsman Syndicate of Accounts Audiovisual Council
Public order Ministry of Justice (list) Ministry of Home Affairs (list) Police of Catalonia
Political partiesParliamentary parties PSC Junts ERC PPC Vox Comuns CUP AC
ElectionsParliamentary elections 1932 1980 1984 1988 1992 1995 1999 2003 2006 2010 2012 2015 2017 2021 2024 Referendums 1931 1979 2006 2009–11 2014 2017
SubdivisionsRegional Vegueries Unique territorial entity (Val d'Aran) Counties Provinces Local Metropolitan area Terçons Municipalities
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The Executive Council of Catalonia (Catalan: Consell Executiu) or the Executive Government of Catalonia (Catalan: Govern de Catalunya) is the executive branch of the Generalitat of Catalonia and its main collective decision-making body. It is responsible for the political action, regulation, and administration of the government of the autonomous region.

The President of the Generalitat is the head of government. The president 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appoint a First Minister (Catalan: Conseller(a) primer(a)) to serve as their deputy, although since 2006 the office has been replaced by that of the Vice-President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, who must be approved by the Parliament of Catalonia.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, who chair their respective departments, need not be deputies in the parliament, as they have an automatic right to intervene in parliamentary debates.

The Executive Council is made up by the President, the First Minister or Vice president, and the Ministers. Sessions of the council are called by the President, who chairs it, or, if absent, by the First Minister or Vice president. The mandatory quorum is half the Ministers and the chair. Decisions and resolutions are adopted by simple majority, and in case of tie, the vote cast by the President is tie-breaking. All decisions must be recorded in minutes drawn up by the Secretary of the Government. Members are required to keep secret the deliberations taken and members' individual opinions and votes. Members may not release documents known by the Council until their official publication.

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.

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.

Current government

List of governments since 1977

• Provisional government, 1977–1980
• First government of Jordi Pujol, 1980–1984
• Second government of Jordi Pujol, 1984–1988
• Third government of Jordi Pujol, 1988–1992
• Fourth government of Jordi Pujol, 1992–1996
• Fifth government of Jordi Pujol, 1996–1999
• Sixth government of Jordi Pujol, 1999–2003
• Government of Pasqual Maragall, 2003–2006
• Government of José Montilla, 2006–2010
• First government of Artur Mas, 2010–2012
• Second government of Artur Mas, 2012–2016
• Government of Carles Puigdemont, 2016–2017
• Government of Quim Torra, 2018–2020
• Government of Pere Aragonès, 2021–2024
• Government of Salvador Illa, 2024–

References

1. Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (2006), Art. 68.
2. "LLEI 13/2008, del 5 de novembre, de la presidència de la Generalitat i del Govern" (PDF). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (5256). 12 November 2008 – via Portal Jurídic de Catalunya.
3. Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (2006), Art. 70.
4. 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.
5. "Real Decreto 839/2024, de 9 de agosto, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Generalitat de Cataluña a don Salvador Illa Roca" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (9224): 2. 10 August 2024. ISSN 1988-298X.
6. ^ "Decreto 134/2024, de 11 de agosto, por el que se nombran los consejeros y las consejeras de los departamentos de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (8418): 99–100. 12 August 2024. ISSN 1988-298X.

External links

• Government of Catalonia (in Catalan and English)

• Government of Catalonia