List of Presidents of Catalonia
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The functions of the President of the Generalitat de Catalunya have varied considerably over history, in parallel with the attributions of the Generalitat itself.
Fourteenth century
- Berenguer de CruïllesBerenguer de CruïllesBerenguer de Cruïlles was bishop of Girona, , and first President of the Generalitat de Catalunya in the 14th century....
, Bishop of Girona (1359–1366)
- Romeu Sescomes, Bishop of LleidaBishop of LleidaA list of bishops of Lleida.*Itxió 203*Sant Filó 227*Joan 230*Pere 258*Màrius Seli 259*Sant Lleir 268-311*Diperdió 313*Amili 380*Prudenci 400*Atanasi 413*Saguici 413*Jacobo 419*Seberí 460*Fortunat 517*Pere 519*Andreu 540*Februari 546...
(1363–1364)
- Ramon Gener (1364 1365)
- Bernat Vallès, canon of Barcelona (1365–1367)
- Romeu Sescomes, Bishop of LleidaBishop of LleidaA list of bishops of Lleida.*Itxió 203*Sant Filó 227*Joan 230*Pere 258*Màrius Seli 259*Sant Lleir 268-311*Diperdió 313*Amili 380*Prudenci 400*Atanasi 413*Saguici 413*Jacobo 419*Seberí 460*Fortunat 517*Pere 519*Andreu 540*Februari 546...
(1375–1376)
- Romeu Sescomes, Bishop of Lleida
- Joan I d'Empúries (1376)
- Guillem de Guimerà i d'Abella, Grand Prior of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of JerusalemKnights HospitallerThe Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
(1376–1377)
- Galceren de Besora i de Cartellà, almoner of RipollSanta Maria de RipollThe Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll is a Benedictine monastery, built in the Romanesque style, located in the town of Ripoll in Catalonia, Spain...
(1377–1378)- Ramon Gener (1379–1380)
- Felip d'Anglesola, canon of TarragonaArchdiocese of TarragonaThe Archdiocese of Tarragona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia...
(1380)
- Pere de Santamans, canon of Tortosa (1381–1383)
- Arnau Descolomer, cleric from GironaGironaGirona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
(1384–1389)
- Miquel de Santjoan, canon of Girona (1389–1396)
- Alfons de Tous, canon of Barcelona (1396–1413)
Fifteenth century
- Alfons de Tous, canon of Barcelona (1396–1413)
- Marc de Vilalba, Abbot of Montserrat (1413–1416)
- Andreu Bertran, Bishop of Barcelona (1416–1419)
- Joan Desgarrigues, Commendatory abbot of Masdéu (1419–1422)
- Dalmau de Cartellà, Abbot of RipollSanta Maria de RipollThe Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll is a Benedictine monastery, built in the Romanesque style, located in the town of Ripoll in Catalonia, Spain...
(1422–1425)
- Felip de MallaFelip de MallaFelip de Malla was a Catalan prelate, theologian, scholastic, orator, classical scholar, and poet. He was a confidante of the kings Martin the Humane, Ferdinand of Antequera, and Alfonso the Magnanimous...
, canon of Barcelona (1425–1428)
- Domènec Ram, Bishop of LleidaBishop of LleidaA list of bishops of Lleida.*Itxió 203*Sant Filó 227*Joan 230*Pere 258*Màrius Seli 259*Sant Lleir 268-311*Diperdió 313*Amili 380*Prudenci 400*Atanasi 413*Saguici 413*Jacobo 419*Seberí 460*Fortunat 517*Pere 519*Andreu 540*Februari 546...
(1428–1431)- Marc de Vilalba, Abbot of Montserrat (1431–1434)
- Pere de Palou, canon of Barcelona (1434–1437)
- Pere de Darnius, chief sacristan of Girona (1437–1440)
- Antoni d'Avinyó i de Moles, Abbot of Montserrat (1440–1443)
- Jaume de Cardona i de Gandia, canon of Barcelona (1443–1446)
- Pero Ximénez de Urrea, Archbishop of Tarragona (1446–1449)
- Bertran Samasó, Abbot of RipollSanta Maria de RipollThe Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll is a Benedictine monastery, built in the Romanesque style, located in the town of Ripoll in Catalonia, Spain...
(1449–1452)
- Bernat Guillem Samasó, Abbot of Àger (1452–1455)
- Nicolau Pujades, archdeacon of Barcelona (1455–1458)
- Antoni-Pere Ferrer, Abbot of Montserrat (1458–1461)
- Manuel de Montsuar, canon of LleidaDiocese of LleidaThe Diocese of Lleida is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Lleida, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona, and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tarragona.The diocese of Lleida was created in the 3rd...
(1461–1464)
- Francesc Colom, archdeacon of the VallèsSant Cugat del VallèsSant Cugat del Vallès is a town and municipality north of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. In antiquity known as Castrum Octavianum, it is named after Saint Cucuphas, who is said to have been martyred on the spot now occupied by its medieval monastery.Sant Cugat has seen its population increase in...
(1464–67)
- Ponç Andreu de Vilar, Abbot of RipollSanta Maria de RipollThe Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll is a Benedictine monastery, built in the Romanesque style, located in the town of Ripoll in Catalonia, Spain...
(1467–70)
- Miquel Samsó, Abbot of Breda (1470–73)
- Joan Maurici de Ribes, Abbot of Santa Maria de la Real of Perpignan (Perpinyà) (1473–76)
- Miquel Delgado, Abbot of Poblet (1476–78)
- Pere Joan Llobera, sacristan of Sant Joan de les AbadessesSant Joan de les AbadessesSant Joan de les Abadesses is a town and municipality located in the south-east of the comarca of Ripollès, in Catalonia.-Geography and climate:...
(1478–79)
- Berenguer de Sos, deacon of Barcelona (1479–82)
- Pere de Cardona, Bishop of Urgell (1482–85)
- Ponç Andreu de Vilar, Abbot of RipollSanta Maria de RipollThe Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll is a Benedictine monastery, built in the Romanesque style, located in the town of Ripoll in Catalonia, Spain...
(1485–88)
- Ponç Andreu de Vilar, Abbot of Ripoll
- Juan Payo Coello, Abbot of Poblet (1488–91)
- Joan de Peralta, Abbot of Montserrat (1491–94)
- Francí Vicenç, prior of TarragonaArchdiocese of TarragonaThe Archdiocese of Tarragona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia...
(1494–97)
- Pedro de Mendoza, Abbot of Santes CreusSantes CreusMonastery of Santa Maria de Santes Creus is a Cistercian monastery in the municipality of Aiguamúrcia, Catalonia, Spain.- History :The monastery's origins date to 1158, when the Lords of Montagut y de Albá donated the village of Santes Creus to the monks of Valdaura...
(1497–1500)
Sixteenth century
- Alfons d'Aragó, Bishop of TortosaBishop of TortosaThe Bishop of Tortosa is the ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tortosa in Spain. The bishop is a suffragan of the Archbishop of Tarragona.-List of bishops of Tortosa:*San Rufo 64 - 90?*Macià s. II*Quart c. 156*Eustorqui s.III*Exuperanci ¿ - 369...
(1500–3)
- Ferrer Nicolau de Gualbes i Desvalls, canon of Barcelona (1503–4)
- Gonzalo Fernández de Heredia, Archbishop of Tarragona (1504–6)
- Lluís Desplà i d'Oms, canon of Barcelona (1506–9)
- Jordi Sanç, provost (paborde) of Valencia (1509–12)
- Joan d'AragóJuan de Aragón y de Jonqueras, 2nd count of RibagorzaJuan de Aragón y de Jonqueras, 2nd Count of Ribagorza, was a Viceroy of Naples , replacing Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba....
, castellanCastellanA castellan was the governor or captain of a castle. The word stems from the Latin Castellanus, derived from castellum "castle". Also known as a constable.-Duties:...
of AmpostaAmpostaAmposta is the capital of the comarca of Montsià, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.It is located at 8 metres above the sea, by the Ebre river, not far from its end. Population 18,841 ....
(1512–14)
- Jaume Fiella (1514–15)
- Esteve de Garret, archdeacon of Tortosa (1515–18)
- Bernat de Corbera, archdeacon of TarragonaArchdiocese of TarragonaThe Archdiocese of Tarragona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia...
(1518–21)
- Joan Margarit i de Requesens, archdeacon of Girona (1521–24)
- Lluís de Cardona i Enríquez, Abbot of Solsona (1524–27)
- Francesc de Solsona, canon of LleidaDiocese of LleidaThe Diocese of Lleida is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Lleida, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona, and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tarragona.The diocese of Lleida was created in the 3rd...
(1527–30)
- Francesc Oliver i de Boteller, canon of Tortosa (1530–33)
- Dionís de Carcassona, canon of LleidaDiocese of LleidaThe Diocese of Lleida is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Lleida, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona, and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tarragona.The diocese of Lleida was created in the 3rd...
(1533–36)
- Joan Pasqual, canon of la Seu d'UrgellDiocese of UrgellThe Diocese of Urgell is a Roman Catholic diocese in Catalonia, Spain, with origins in the fifth century AD or possibly earlier. It is based in the region of the historical Catalan county of Urgell, though it has different borders...
(1536–39)
- Jeroni de Requesens i Roís de Liori (also known as Girolamo Doria), Archbishop of Tarragona (1539–42)
- Miquel Puig, Commedatory abbot of Serrateix (1542–45)
- Jaume Caçador, canon of Barcelona (1545–48)
- Miquel d'Oms i de Sentmenat, canon of Elna (1548–51)
- Onofre de Copons i de Vilafranca, cleric (1551–52)
- Miquel de Ferrer i de Marimon (1552)
- Joan de Tormo (1552–53)
- Miquel de Tormo (1553–54)
- Francesc Jeroni Benet Franc, archdeacon of Barcelona (1554–57)
- Pere Àngel Ferrer i Despuig, Abbot of Sant Cugat del VallèsSant Cugat del VallèsSant Cugat del Vallès is a town and municipality north of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. In antiquity known as Castrum Octavianum, it is named after Saint Cucuphas, who is said to have been martyred on the spot now occupied by its medieval monastery.Sant Cugat has seen its population increase in...
(1557–59)
- Ferran de Lloaces i Peres, canon of Elna (1559–60)
- Miquel d'Oms i de Sentmenat, canon of Elna (1560–63)
- Onofre Gomis (1563–66)
- Francesc Giginta, Abbot of Amer (1566–69)
- Benet de Tocco (also known as Marco Antoni di Tocco), Bishop of Vic (1569 72)
- Jaume Cerveró, canon of Tortosa (1572–75)
- Pere Oliver de Boteller i de Riquer, canon of Tortosa (1575–78)
- Benet de Tocco (also known as Marco Antoni di Tocco), Bishop of Girona (1578–81)
- Rafael d'Oms, archdeacon of TarragonaArchdiocese of TarragonaThe Archdiocese of Tarragona is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Tarragona, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia...
(1581–84)
- Jaume Beuló, canon of Vic (1584)
- Pere Oliver de Boteller i de Riquer, canon of Tortosa (1584–87)
- Martí Joan de Calders (1587)
- Francesc Oliver de Boteller, Abbot of Poblet (1587–88)
- Jaume Caçador i Claret, Bishop of Girona (1590–93)
- Miquel d'Agullana, canon of Girona (1593–96
- Francesc Oliver de Boteller, Abbot of Poblet (1596–98
- Francesc Oliveres (1598–99)
- Jaume Cordelles i Oms, canon of Barcelona (1599–1602)
Seventeenth century
- Jaume Cordelles i Oms, canon of Barcelona (1599–1602)
- Bernat de Cardona i de Queralt, Abbot of Cuixà (1602–5)
- Pere Pau Caçador i d'Aguilar-Dusai, canon of Barcelona (1605–8)
- Onofre d'Alentorn i de Botella, canon of LleidaDiocese of LleidaThe Diocese of Lleida is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Lleida, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona, and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tarragona.The diocese of Lleida was created in the 3rd...
(1608–11)
- Francesc de Sentjust i de Castre, Abbot of Arles (1611–14)
- Ramon d'Olmera i d'Alemany, commander of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of JerusalemKnights HospitallerThe Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
(1614–16)
- Miquel d'Aimeric (1616–17)
- Lluís de Tena, Bishop of Tortosa (1617–20)
- Benet Fontanella, Abbot of Besalú (1620–23)
- Pere de Magarola i Fontanet, Bishop of Elna (1623–26)
- Francesc Morillo, Archdeacon of la Seu d'UrgellDiocese of UrgellThe Diocese of Urgell is a Roman Catholic diocese in Catalonia, Spain, with origins in the fifth century AD or possibly earlier. It is based in the region of the historical Catalan county of Urgell, though it has different borders...
(1626–1629)
- Pere Antoni Serra, Bishop of LleidaBishop of LleidaA list of bishops of Lleida.*Itxió 203*Sant Filó 227*Joan 230*Pere 258*Màrius Seli 259*Sant Lleir 268-311*Diperdió 313*Amili 380*Prudenci 400*Atanasi 413*Saguici 413*Jacobo 419*Seberí 460*Fortunat 517*Pere 519*Andreu 540*Februari 546...
(1629–32)
- García Gil Manrique, Bishop of Girona (1632–35)
- Miquel d'Alentorn i de Salbà, Abbot of Amer (1635–38)
- Pau Claris i CasademuntPau Claris i CasademuntPau Claris i Casademunt was a Catalan lawyer, clergyman and 94th President of Catalonia at the beginning of the Catalan Revolt. On January 16, 1641, he proclaimed the Catalan Republic under the protection of France.-Early years:Claris was born in Barcelona...
, archdeacon of la Seu d'UrgellDiocese of UrgellThe Diocese of Urgell is a Roman Catholic diocese in Catalonia, Spain, with origins in the fifth century AD or possibly earlier. It is based in the region of the historical Catalan county of Urgell, though it has different borders...
(1638–41)
- Josep Soler (1641)
- Bernat de Cardona i de Raset, archdeacon of Girona (1641–44
- Gispert d'Amat i Desbosc de Sant Vincenç, Abbot of Sant Pere de GalligantsSant Pere de GalligantsSant Pere de Galligants is Benedictine abbey in Girona, Spain. Since 1857, it is home to the Archaeological Museum of Catalonia in the city.-History:...
(1644–47)
- Andreu Pont, Abbot of Amer (1647–50)
- Pau del Rosso, deacon of Barcelona (1650–54)
- Francesc Pijoan (1654–56)
- Josep Jeroni Besora, deacon of Barcelona (1656–59)
- Pau d'Àger, canon of LleidaDiocese of LleidaThe Diocese of Lleida is located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Lleida, part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. The diocese forms part of the ecclesiastical province of Tarragona, and is thus suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tarragona.The diocese of Lleida was created in the 3rd...
(1659–62)
- Jaume de Copons i de Tamarit, canon of la Seu d'UrgellDiocese of UrgellThe Diocese of Urgell is a Roman Catholic diocese in Catalonia, Spain, with origins in the fifth century AD or possibly earlier. It is based in the region of the historical Catalan county of Urgell, though it has different borders...
(1662–65)
- Josep de Magarola i de Grau, Abbot of Camprodon (1665–1668)
- Joan Pagès i Vallgornera, canon (1668–71)
- Josep de Camporells i de Sabater, canon of la Seu d'UrgellDiocese of UrgellThe Diocese of Urgell is a Roman Catholic diocese in Catalonia, Spain, with origins in the fifth century AD or possibly earlier. It is based in the region of the historical Catalan county of Urgell, though it has different borders...
(1671–74)
- Esteve Mercadal i Dou, archdeacon of Vic (1674–77
- Alfonso de Sotomayor, Bishop of Barcelona (1677–80)
- Josep Sastre i Prats, Abbot of Sant Pau de Camp (1680–83
- Baltasar de Muntaner i de Sacosta, provost (paborde) of Berga (1683–86)
- Antoni de Saiol i de Quarteroni, canon of Barcelona (1686–89)
- Benet Ignasi de Salazar, Bishop of Barcelona (1689–92)
- Antoni de Planella i de Cruïlles, Abbot of Besalú (1692–95)
- Rafael de Pinyana i Galvany, canon of Tortosa (1695–98)
- Climent de Solanell i de Foix, almoner of Àger (1698–1701)
Eighteenth century
- Climent de Solanell i de Foix, almoner of Àger (1698–1701)
- Josep Antoni Valls i Pandutxo (1701)
- Antoni de Planella i de Cruïlles, Abbot of Besalu (1701–4)
- Francesc de Valls i Freixa (1704–5)
- Josep Grau, deacon of Solsona (1705–7)
- Manuel de Copons i d'Esquerrer, of Santa Maria de Banyoles (1707–10)
- Francesc Antoni de Solanell i de Montella, Abbot of Sant Pere de GalligantsSant Pere de GalligantsSant Pere de Galligants is Benedictine abbey in Girona, Spain. Since 1857, it is home to the Archaeological Museum of Catalonia in the city.-History:...
(1710–13)
- Josep de Vilamala, sacristan of Sant Esteve de Banyoles (1713–16)
Modern Generalitat (1932–Present)
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| 122 | 14 December 1932 | 25 December 1933 | Francesc Macià i Llussà Francesc Macià i Llussà Francesc Macià i Llussà was the 122nd President of Catalonia formerly a Catalan officer in the Spanish Army.-Life:He achieved the rank of lieutenant-colonel during his military career.... |
ERC | Died in office. | |
| 123 | 25 December 1933 | 15 October 1940 | Lluís Companys i Jover | ERC | In exile from 1939 due to the advance of the nationalist side in the Spanish Civil War Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939... and the subsequent dictatorship. Arrested by the Gestapo Gestapo The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police... in France in 1940, extradited to Spain and executed. |
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| 124 | 15 October 1940 | 7 August 1954 | Josep Irla i Bosch Josep Irla i Bosch Josep Irla i Bosch was a Catalan politician.He was a deputy in the Catalan Parliament and the Spanish Congress in 1932, as an Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya affiliate... |
ERC | In exile. | |
| 125 | 7 August 1954 | 24 April 1980 |  |
Josep Tarradellas i Joan Josep Tarradellas i Joan Josep Tarradellas i Joan, 1st Marquess of Tarradellas was a Spanish Catalan politician.In 1931 he became general secretary of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya... |
ERC | In exile until 1977. Stepped down after the 1980 regional elections. |
| 126 | 24 April 1980 | 16 December 2003 | Jordi Pujol i Soley Jordi Pujol i Soley Jordi Pujol i Soley is a Catalan politician who was the leader of the party Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya from 1974 to 2003, and President of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1980 to 2003.-Early life:... |
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| 127 | 16 December 2003 | 28 November 2006 |  |
Pasqual Maragall i Mira Pasqual Maragall i Mira Pasqual Maragall i Mira is a Catalan politician and was the 127th President of Generalitat de Catalunya . He had previously been Mayor of Barcelona, from 1982 to 1997, and helped run the city's successful Olympic bid.... |
PSC Socialists' Party of Catalonia The Socialists' Party of Catalonia is a social-democratic political party in Catalonia, Spain resulting from the merge of two parties PSC Reagrupament led by Josep Pallach i Carolà and PSC Comgres. It is the Catalan referent of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party , and its Aranese section is... |
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| 128 | 28 November 2006 | 27 December 2010 |  |
José Montilla Aguilera José Montilla José Montilla Aguilera was the 128th President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He became the First Secretary of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia on 18 June 2000, and a member of the Federal Executive Committee and the Federal Committee of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party on 23 July 2000... |
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| 129 | 27 December 2010 | Incumbent |  |
Artur Mas i Gavarró Artur Mas i Gavarró Artur Mas i Gavarró is a Spanish politician. He is the President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, having assumed office on December 27, 2010 after winning the November 2010 election... |
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