President of the Government of Catalonia

Head of government of the Spanish autonomous community 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 current presidency

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

### Representative functions

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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.

### Governmental functions

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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.

## See also

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Politics of Catalonia

Statute and laws

Statute of Autonomy

* 1932
* 1979
* 2006

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* Constitutions (13-18th c.)
* Civil Code

Generalitat

President (list)

* Salvador Illa (PSC)

Executive

Executive Council

* President (list): Salvador Illa (PSC)

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* Cabinet
* International relations

Legislature

Parliament (15th)

* President: Josep Rull (Junts)

Judiciary

High Court of Justice

* President: Jesús María Barrientos

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* 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

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Referendums

* 1931
* 1979
* 2006
* 2009–11
* 2014
* 2017

Subdivisions

Regional

* Vegueries
* Unique territorial entity (Val d'Aran)
* Counties
* Provinces

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Local

* Metropolitan area
* Terçons
* Municipalities

* Other countries

* v
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* List of presidents of the Government of Catalonia
* List of political parties in Catalonia
* History of Catalonia

## References

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1. ^ "El Parlament designa a Salvador Illa president y consagra el cambio de ciclo en Cataluña" [The Catalan Parliament chooses Salvador Illa as President, establishing a change of cycle in Catalonia] (in European Spanish). El País. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-10.

## External links

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Current presidents of the autonomous communities of Spain

* Andalusia: Moreno (PP)
* Aragon: Azcón (PP)
* Asturias: Barbón (PSOE)
* Balearic Islands: Prohens (PP)
* Basque Country: Pradales (EAJ/PNV)
* Canary Islands: Clavijo (CC)
* Cantabria: Sáenz de Buruaga (PP)
* Castilla–La Mancha: García-Page (PSOE)
* Castile and León: Fernández Mañueco (PP)
* Catalonia: Illa (PSOE)
* Extremadura: Guardiola (PP)
* Galicia: Rueda (PP)
* La Rioja: Capellán (PP)
* Community of Madrid: Díaz Ayuso (PP)
* Region of Murcia: López Miras (PP)
* Navarre: Chivite (PSOE)
* Valencian Community: Mazón (PP)
* Ceuta:1 Vivas (PP)
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