President of the Government of Catalonia

President of the Government of Catalonia
President de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Emblem of the Generalitat
Incumbent Salvador Illa since 10 August 2024
Executive Council of Catalonia Generalitat de Catalunya
Style	El Molt Honorable Senyor (The Right Honourable)
Residence	Casa dels Canonges
Seat	Barcelona
Nominator	Parliament of Catalonia
Appointer	The Monarch countersigned by the Prime Minister
Term length	Four years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Berenguer de Cruïlles (1359)
Formation	1359
Deputy	Vice President
Salary	€136,177.50 per year
Website	president.cat

The president of the Government of Catalonia (Catalan: President de la Generalitat de Catalunya, IPA: [pɾəziˈðen də lə ʒənəɾəliˈtad də kətəˈluɲə]) is head of government of Catalonia, leading the executive branch of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Catalan government.

It is one of the bodies that the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia stipulates as part of the Generalitat de Catalunya, others being the Parliament, the Govern or Executive Council, the Council for Statutory Guarantees, and the Catalan Ombudsman (Síndic de Greuges).

The current president is Salvador Illa of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, who won a plurality in the 2024 Catalan regional election and formed the first unionist government in Catalonia since 2010.^[1]

The president is elected by the Parliament of Catalonia and appointed by the King of Spain. The office has both representative and governmental functions.

The president holds the highest representation of the Generalitat and the ordinary of the State in the autonomous community. He is also in charge of the domestic relations with the other bodies of the State and with the autonomous communities of Spain that Catalonia shares interests with. The President is also responsible for calling for elections (which must be done at least every four years) and appointing the regional ministers (officially called consellers) and other high offices as stipulated by law. As ordinary representative of the State in Catalonia, he promulgates laws in the autonomous community in name of the King.

The president is member of the Catalan government and leads and coordinates it. He selects and may dismiss the ministers, call for a meeting of the Executive Council, and act as its chairman. Further, he signs decrees accorded by the Executive Council and orders them to be published. He can also call for an extraordinary meeting of the Catalan parliament which, given the case, can be ordered to be dissolved or hold a general debate.

Moreover, the president must coordinate the legislative agenda of its government, the elaboration of general normatives and give all the information that Parliament may decide to request.

Politics of Catalonia
Statute and laws Statute of Autonomy 1932 1979 2006 Constitutions (13-18th c.) Civil Code
Generalitat President (list) Salvador Illa (PSC)
Executive Executive Council President (list): Salvador Illa (PSC) Cabinet International relations
Legislature Parliament (15th) President: Josep Rull (Junts)
Judiciary High 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 parties Parliamentary parties PSC Junts ERC PPC Vox Comuns CUP AC
Elections Parliamentary elections 1932 1980 1984 1988 1992 1995 1999 2003 2006 2010 2012 2015 2017 2021 2024 Referendums 1931 1979 2006 2009–11 2014 2017
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