Executive Council of Catalonia facts for kids

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Government of Catalonia

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

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a First Minister (Catalan: Conseller(a) primer(a)) to serve as their deputy, although since 2006 the office has been replaced by that of the Vice-President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, who must be approved by the Parliament of Catalonia.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

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.

Sala Tarradellas, the meeting place of the Government of Catalonia

Current government

Portrait		Name	Office	Took office	Left office	Party	Refs.
		Aragonès, PerePere Aragonès	President	21 May 2021		Republican Left of Catalonia
		Jordi Puigneró	Vice President Minister of Digital Policies, Infrastructure and Territory	26 May 2021		Together for Catalonia
		Laura Vilagrà	Minister of the Presidency	26 May 2021		Republican Left of Catalonia
		Victòria Alsina	Minister of External Action and Transparency	26 May 2021		Independent (nominated by Together for Catalonia)
		Jaume Giró	Minister of Economy and Finance	26 May 2021		Independent (nominated by Together for Catalonia)
		Gemma Geis	Minister of Investigation and Universities	26 May 2021		Together for Catalonia
		Joan Ignasi Elena	Minister of the Interior	26 May 2021		Independent (nominated by Republican Left of Catalonia)
		Josep González	Minister of Education	26 May 2021		Republican Left of Catalonia
		Josep Maria Argimon	Minister of Health	26 May 2021		Independent (nominated by Together for Catalonia)
		Natàlia Garriga	Minister of Culture	26 May 2021		Republican Left of Catalonia
		Lourdes Ciuró	Minister of Justice	26 May 2021		Together for Catalonia
		Violant Cervera	Minister of Social Rights	26 May 2021		Together for Catalonia
		Roger Torrent	Minister of Business and Work	26 May 2021		Republican Left of Catalonia
		Tània Verge	Minister of Equality and Feminism	26 May 2021		Independent (nominated by Republican Left of Catalonia)
		Jordà, TeresaTeresa Jordà	Minister of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda	26 May 2021		Republican Left of Catalonia

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–

Former ministries

• Ministry of Defence
• Ministry of Public Works
• Ministry of Communications
• Foment
• Beneficencia
• Ministry of Provisions
• Ministry of Internal Security
• Ministry of Public Services

There have also been two ministers without portfolio in Catalan governments:

• Rafael Closas i Cendra (ACR, 26 September – 17 December 1936)
• Antoni Sesé i Artaso (5 May – 29 June 1937)

See also

In Spanish: Gobierno de Cataluña para niños