The list of presidents of the Government of Catalonia compiles the official list of presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya since its inception in 1359 to present time. It has been the traditional way of listing presidents, starting with Berenguer de Cruïlles. The most recent stable version of the list dates from 2003, by Josep M. Solé i Sabaté in his work Historia de la Generalitat de Catalunya i dels seus presidents. The procedure to set up this list is the following: for the period of the medieval Generalitat (Deputation of the General), the president was the most eminent ecclesiastic deputy of the Deputation of the General of Catalonia (popularly known as Generalitat), a body of the General Court of Catalonia dissolved in 1716 and reinstated for two years in 1874. From April 1931 on, the list includes the elected presidents as well as the proclaimed exiled presidents during the Francoist dictatorship. The functions of the President of the Government of Catalonia have varied considerably over history, in parallel with the attributions of the Generalitat itself.
Deputation of the General or Generalitat (1359–1716)
Fourteenth century Here follows a list of representatives of Catalan institutions through the ages. The Presidents as such first appeared with the modern Generalitat in the 20th century.
Berenguer de Cruïlles, Bishop of Girona (1359–1366) Romeu Sescomes, Bishop of Lleida (1363–1364) Ramon Gener (1364–1365) Bernat Vallès, canon of Barcelona (1365–1367) Romeu Sescomes, Bishop of Lleida (1375–1376) Joan I d'Empúries (1376) Guillem de Guimerà i d'Abella, Grand Prior of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem (1376–1377) Galceren de Besora i de Cartellà, almoner of Ripoll (1377–1378) Ramon Gener (1379–1380) Felip d'Anglesola, canon of Tarragona (1380) Pere de Santamans, canon of Tortosa (1381–1383) Arnau Descolomer, cleric from Girona (1384–1389) Miquel de Santjoan, canon of Girona (1389–1396) Alfons de Tous, canon of Barcelona (1396–1413)
Fifteenth century
Sixteenth century
Seventeenth century
Eighteenth century
Modern Generalitat (1931–present)
Second Republic and exile (1931–1977) Governments
Portrait Name Term of office Party Government Election President Francesc Macià 1931 1932 ERC Macià I NicetoAlcalá-Zamora 1932 1933 Macià II 1932 Lluís Companys 1933 1936 ERC Companys I Manuel Azaña 1936 1940 Companys II Josep Irla 1940 1954 ERC In exile Josep Tarradellas 1954 1977 ERC
Restored autonomy (1977–present) Governments
Portrait Name Term of office Party Government Election Monarch Josep Tarradellas 1977 1980 ERC Tarradellas Juan Carlos I Jordi Pujol 1980 1984 CDC Pujol I 1980 1984 1988 Pujol II 1984 1988 1992 Pujol III 1988 1992 1995 Pujol IV 1992 1995 1999 Pujol V 1995 1999 2003 Pujol VI 1999 Pasqual Maragall 2003 2006 PSC Maragall 2003 José Montilla 2006 2010 PSC Montilla 2006 Artur Mas 2010 2012 CDC Mas I 2010 2012 2016 Mas II 2012 Felipe VI Carles Puigdemont 2016 2017 CDC Puigdemont 2015 PDeCAT Direct rule over Catalonia Quim Torra 2018 2020 Independent Torra 2017 Pere Aragonès 2021 2024 ERC Aragonès 2021 Salvador Illa 2024 Incumbent PSC Illa 2024
Timeline
See also Generalitat de Catalunya President of the Government of Catalonia
Notes
Died in office assassinated.
References
External links Presidents of the Generalitat