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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

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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

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

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

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.

References

^ "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

President of the Government of Catalonia

[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.

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-The '''president of the Government of Catalonia''' ({{lang-ca|President de la Generalitat de Catalunya}}, {{IPA-ca|pɾəziˈðen də lə ʒənəɾəliˈtad də kətəˈluɲə|IPA}}) is [[head of government]] of [[Catalonia]], leading the [[Executive (government)|executive branch]] of the [[Generalitat de Catalunya]], the Catalan government.
+The '''president of the Government of Catalonia''' ({{langx|ca|President de la Generalitat de Catalunya}}, {{IPA|ca|pɾəziˈðen də lə ʒənəɾəliˈtad də kətəˈluɲə|IPA}}) is [[head of government]] of [[Catalonia]], leading the [[Executive (government)|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 of Catalonia|Parliament]], the [[Government of Catalonia|Government or Executive Council]], the [[:ca:Consell de Garanties Estatutàries de Catalunya|Council for Statutory Guarantees]], and the [[:ca:Síndic de Greuges|Catalan Ombudsman]] ({{lang|ca|Síndic de Greuges}}).
+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 of Catalonia|Parliament]], the [[Executive Council of Catalonia|''Govern'' or Executive Council]], the [[:ca:Consell de Garanties Estatutàries de Catalunya|Council for Statutory Guarantees]], and the [[:ca:Síndic de Greuges|Catalan Ombudsman]] ({{lang|ca|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2024-08-08/el-parlament-designa-a-salvador-illa-president-y-consagra-el-cambio-de-ciclo-en-cataluna.html |title=El Parlament designa a Salvador Illa president y consagra el cambio de ciclo en Cataluña |date=2024-08-08 |access-date=2024-08-10 |language=es-ES |publisher=[[El País]] |trans-title=The Catalan Parliament chooses Salvador Illa as President, establishing a change of cycle in Catalonia}}</ref>
-The current president is [[Pere Aragonès]] of the [[Republican Left of Catalonia]], following his election in 21 May 2021 after the [[2021 Catalan regional election|2021 Catalan elections]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Altimira|first=Arturo Puente, Oriol Solé|date=2021-05-21|title=Pere Aragonès, investido al tercer intento gracias a la mayoría independentista del Parlament|url=https://www.eldiario.es/catalunya/pere-aragones-investido-tercer-gracias-mayoria-independentista-parlament_1_7957134.html|access-date=2021-05-22|website=ElDiario.es|language=es}}</ref>
 ==The current presidency==