List of presidents of the Government of Catalonia

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 Catalan Courts 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.

  1. Berenguer de Cruïlles, Bishop of Girona (1359–1366)
  2. Romeu Sescomes, Bishop of Lleida (1363–1364)
  3. Ramon Gener (1364–1365)
  4. Bernat Vallès, canon of Barcelona (1365–1367)
    Romeu Sescomes, Bishop of Lleida (1375–1376)
  5. Joan I d'Empúries (1376)
  6. Guillem de Guimerà i d'Abella, Grand Prior of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem (1376–1377)
  7. Galceren de Besora i de Cartellà, almoner of Ripoll (1377–1378)
    Ramon Gener (1379–1380)
  8. Felip d'Anglesola, canon of Tarragona (1380)
  9. Pere de Santamans, canon of Tortosa (1381–1383)
  10. Arnau Descolomer, cleric from Girona (1384–1389)
  11. Miquel de Santjoan, canon of Girona (1389–1396)
  12. Alfons de Tous, canon of Barcelona (1396–1413)

Fifteenth century

  1. Alfons de Tous, canon of Barcelona (1396–1413)
  2. Marc de Vilalba, Abbot of Montserrat (1413–1416)
  3. Andreu Bertran, Bishop of Barcelona (1416–1419)
  4. Joan Desgarrigues, Commendatory abbot of Masdéu (1419–1422)
  5. Dalmau de Cartellà, Abbot of Ripoll (1422–1425)
  6. Felip de Malla, canon of Barcelona (1425–1428)
  7. Domènec Ram, Bishop of Lleida (1428–1431)
    Marc de Vilalba, Abbot of Montserrat (1431–1434)
  8. Pere de Palou, canon of Barcelona (1434–1437)
  9. Pere de Darnius, chief sacristan of Girona (1437–1440)
  10. Antoni d'Avinyó i de Moles, Abbot of Montserrat (1440–1443)
  11. Jaume de Cardona i de Gandia, canon of Barcelona (1443–1446)
  12. Pero Ximénez de Urrea, Archbishop of Tarragona (1446–1449)
  13. Bertran Samasó, Abbot of Ripoll (1449–1452)
  14. Bernat Guillem Samasó, Abbot of Àger (1452–1455)
  15. Nicolau Pujades, archdeacon of Barcelona (1455–1458)
  16. Antoni-Pere Ferrer, Abbot of Montserrat (1458–1461)
  17. Manuel de Montsuar, canon of Lleida (1461–1464)
  18. Francesc Colom, archdeacon of the Vallès (1464–1467)
  19. Ponç Andreu de Vilar, Abbot of Ripoll (1467–1470)
  20. Miquel Samsó, Abbot of Breda (1470–1473)
  21. Joan Maurici de Ribes, Abbot of Santa Maria de la Real of Perpignan (Perpinyà) (1473–1476)
  22. Miquel Delgado, Abbot of Poblet (1476–1478)
  23. Pere Joan Llobera, sacristan of Sant Joan de les Abadesses (1478–1479)
  24. Berenguer de Sos, deacon of Barcelona (1479–1482)
  25. Pere de Cardona, Bishop of Urgell (1482–1485)
    Ponç Andreu de Vilar, Abbot of Ripoll (1485–1488)
  26. Juan Payo Coello, Abbot of Poblet (1488–1491)
  27. Joan de Peralta, Abbot of Montserrat (1491–1494)
  28. Francí Vicenç, prior of Tarragona (1494–1497)
  29. Pedro de Mendoza, Abbot of Santes Creus (1497–1500)

Sixteenth century

  1. Alfons d'Aragó, Bishop of Tortosa (1500–1503)
  2. Ferrer Nicolau de Gualbes i Desvalls, canon of Barcelona (1503–1504)
  3. Gonzalo Fernández de Heredia, Archbishop of Tarragona (1504–1506)
  4. Lluís Desplà i d'Oms, canon of Barcelona (1506–1509)
  5. Jordi Sanç, provost (paborde) of Valencia (1509–1512)
  6. Joan d'Aragó, castellan of Amposta (1512–1514)
  7. Jaume Fiella (1514–1515)
  8. Esteve de Garret, archdeacon of Tortosa (1515–1518)
  9. Bernat de Corbera, archdeacon of Tarragona (1518–1521)
  10. Joan Margarit i de Requesens, archdeacon of Girona (1521–1524)
  11. Lluís de Cardona i Enríquez, Abbot of Solsona (1524–1527)
  12. Francesc de Solsona, canon of Lleida (1527–1530)
  13. Francesc Oliver i de Boteller, canon of Tortosa (1530–1533)
  14. Dionís de Carcassona, canon of Lleida (1533–1536)
  15. Joan Pasqual, canon of la Seu d'Urgell (1536–1539)
  16. Jeroni de Requesens i Roís de Liori (also known as Girolamo Doria), Archbishop of Tarragona (1539–1542)
  17. Miquel Puig, Commedatory abbot of Serrateix (1542–1545)
  18. Jaume Caçador, canon of Barcelona (1545–1548)
  19. Miquel d'Oms i de Sentmenat, canon of Elna (1548–1551)
  20. Onofre de Copons i de Vilafranca, cleric (1551–1552)
  21. Miquel de Ferrer i de Marimon (1552)
  22. Joan de Tormo (1552–1553)
  23. Miquel de Tormo (1553–1554)
  24. Francesc Jeroni Benet Franc, archdeacon of Barcelona (1554–1557)
  25. Pere Àngel Ferrer i Despuig, Abbot of Sant Cugat del Vallès (1557–1559)
  26. Ferran de Lloaces i Peres, canon of Elna (1559–1560)
    Miquel d'Oms i de Sentmenat, canon of Elna (1560–1563)
  27. Onofre Gomis (1563–1566)
  28. Francesc Giginta, Abbot of Amer (1566–1569)
  29. Benet de Tocco (also known as Marco Antoni di Tocco), Bishop of Vic (1569–1572)
  30. Jaume Cerveró, canon of Tortosa (1572–1575)
  31. Pere Oliver de Boteller i de Riquer, canon of Tortosa (1575–1578)
    Benet de Tocco (also known as Marco Antoni di Tocco), Bishop of Girona (1578–1581)
  32. Rafael d'Oms, archdeacon of Tarragona (1581–1584)
  33. Jaume Beuló, canon of Vic (1584)
    Pere Oliver de Boteller i de Riquer, canon of Tortosa (1584–1587)
  34. Martí Joan de Calders (1587)
  35. Francesc Oliver de Boteller, Abbot of Poblet (1587–1588)
  36. Jaume Caçador i Claret, Bishop of Girona (1590–1593)
  37. Miquel d'Agullana, canon of Girona (1593–1596)
    Francesc Oliver de Boteller, Abbot of Poblet (1596–1598)
  38. Francesc Oliveres (1598–1599)
  39. Jaume Cordelles i Oms, canon of Barcelona (1599–1602)

Seventeenth century

  1. Jaume Cordelles i Oms, canon of Barcelona (1599–1602)
  2. Bernat de Cardona i de Queralt, Abbot of Cuixà (1602–1605)
  3. Pere Pau Caçador i d'Aguilar-Dusai, canon of Barcelona (1605–1608)
  4. Onofre d'Alentorn i de Botella, canon of Lleida (1608–1611)
  5. Francesc de Sentjust i de Castre, Abbot of Arles (1611–1614)
  6. Ramon d'Olmera i d'Alemany, commander of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem (1614–1616)
  7. Miquel d'Aimeric (1616–1617)
  8. Lluís de Tena, Bishop of Tortosa (1617–1620)
  9. Benet Fontanella, Abbot of Besalú (1620–1623)
  10. Pere de Magarola i Fontanet, Bishop of Elna (1623–1626)
  11. Francesc Morillo, Archdeacon of la Seu d'Urgell (1626–1629)
  12. Pere Antoni Serra, Bishop of Lleida (1629–1632)
  13. Esteve Salacruz Abbot of Sant Pere de Galligants (1632)
  14. García Gil Manrique, Bishop of Girona (1632–1635)
  15. Miquel d'Alentorn i de Salbà, Abbot of Amer (1635–1638)
  16. Pau Claris i Casademunt, archdeacon of la Seu d'Urgell (1638–1641)
  17. Josep Soler (1641)
  18. Bernat de Cardona i de Raset, archdeacon of Girona (1641–1644)
  19. Gispert d'Amat i Desbosc de Sant Vincenç, Abbot of Sant Pere de Galligants (1644–1647)
  20. Andreu Pont, Abbot of Amer (1647–1650)
  21. Pau del Rosso, deacon of Barcelona (1650–1654)
  22. Francesc Pijoan (1654–1656)
  23. Josep Jeroni Besora, deacon of Barcelona (1656–1659)
  24. Pau d'Àger, canon of Lleida (1659–1662)
  25. Jaume de Copons i de Tamarit, canon of la Seu d'Urgell (1662–1665)
  26. Josep de Magarola i de Grau, Abbot of Camprodon (1665–1668)
  27. Joan Pagès i Vallgornera, canon (1668–1671)
  28. Josep de Camporells i de Sabater, canon of la Seu d'Urgell (1671–1674)
  29. Esteve Mercadal i Dou, archdeacon of Vic (1674–1677)
  30. Alfonso de Sotomayor, Bishop of Barcelona (1677–1680)
  31. Josep Sastre i Prats, Abbot of Sant Pau de Camp (1680–1683)
  32. Baltasar de Muntaner i de Sacosta, provost (paborde) of Berga (1683–1686)
  33. Antoni de Saiol i de Quarteroni, canon of Barcelona (1686–1689)
  34. Benet Ignasi de Salazar, Bishop of Barcelona (1689–1692)
  35. Antoni de Planella i de Cruïlles, Abbot of Besalú (1692–1695)
  36. Rafael de Pinyana i Galvany, canon of Tortosa (1695–1698)
  37. Climent de Solanell i de Foix, almoner of Àger (1698–1701)

Eighteenth century

  1. Climent de Solanell i de Foix, almoner of Àger (1698–1701)
  2. Josep Antoni Valls i Pandutxo (1701)
    Antoni de Planella i de Cruïlles, Abbot of Besalu (1701–1704)
  3. Francesc de Valls i Freixa (1704–1705)
  4. Josep Grau, deacon of Solsona (1705–1707)
  5. Manuel de Copons i d'Esquerrer, of Santa Maria de Banyoles (1707–1710)
  6. Francesc Antoni de Solanell i de Montella, Abbot of Sant Pere de Galligants (1710–1713)
  7. Josep de Vilamala, sacristan of Sant Esteve de Banyoles (1713–1716)

Modern Generalitat (1931–present)

Second Republic and exile (1931–1977)

Governments
  •   ERC
  •   War cabinet
  •   Mixed coalition
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Government
Composition
Election President
(Tenure)
Ref.
Took office Left office Duration
Francesc Macià
(1859–1933)
14 April
1931
14 December
1932
2 years and 255 days ERC Macià I
ERC–USC–UGT–PRR–PCR
N/A President
Niceto
Alcalá-Zamora


(1931–1936)
14 December
1932
25 December
1933†
Macià II
ERC
1932
Lluís Companys
(1882–1940)
25 December
1933
31 July
1936
6 years and 295 days ERC Companys I
ERC–USC–ACR–PNRE
President
Manuel Azaña

(1936–1939)
31 July
1936
15 October
1940†
(assassinated)
Companys II
ERC–PSUC–UR–UGT–ACR–
CNT from Sep 1936
Josep Irla
(1874–1958)
15 October
1940
7 August
1954
13 years and 235 days ERC In exile N/A Spanish Republican
government in exile

(1939–1977)
Josep Tarradellas
(1899–1988)
7 August
1954
18 October
1977
23 years and 72 days ERC

Restored autonomy (1977–present)

Governments
  •   CiU
  •   Tripartite
  •   Junts pel Sí
  •   PSC
  •   Mixed coalition
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Government
Composition
Election Monarch
(Reign)
Ref.
Took office Left office Duration
Josep Tarradellas
(1899–1988)
18 October
1977
29 April
1980
2 years and 194 days ERC Tarradellas
PSC–ERC–PSUC–CDC–UCD
N/A King
Juan Carlos I

(1975–2014)

Jordi Pujol
(born 1930)
29 April
1980
13 June
1984
23 years and 233 days CDC Pujol I
CiU
1980





13 June
1984
1 July
1988
Pujol II
CiU–ERC until Feb 1987
CiU from Feb 1987
1984
1 July
1988
13 April
1992
Pujol III
CiU
1988
13 April
1992
21 December
1995
Pujol IV
CiU
1992
21 December
1995
24 November
1999
Pujol V
CiU
1995
24 November
1999
18 December
2003
Pujol VI
CiU
1999
Pasqual Maragall
(born 1941)
18 December
2003
28 November
2006
2 years and 345 days PSC Maragall
PSC–ERC–ICV–CpC until May 2006
PSC–ICV–CpC from May 2006
2003
José Montilla
(born 1955)
28 November
2006
27 December
2010
4 years and 29 days PSC Montilla
PSC–ERC–ICV
2006
Artur Mas
(born 1956)
27 December
2010
24 December
2012
5 years and 16 days CDC Mas I
CiU
2010

24 December
2012
12 January
2016
Mas II
CiU until Jun 2015
CDC from Jun 2015
2012
King
Felipe VI

(2014–present)
Carles Puigdemont
(born 1962)
12 January
2016
28 October
2017
(removed)
1 year and 289 days CDC Puigdemont
CDC/PDeCAT–ERC
2015
PDeCAT
During this interval, the office was suspended. Direct rule over Catalonia N/A
Quim Torra
(born 1962)
16 May
2018
28 September
2020
(disqualified)
2 years and 135 days Independent Torra
ERC–JuntsxCat until Sep 2020
ERC–JxCat from Sep 2020
2017
During this interval, Vice President Pere Aragonès served as acting officeholder.
Pere Aragonès
(born 1982)
22 May
2021
10 August
2024
3 years and 80 days ERC Aragonès
ERC–Junts until Oct 2022
ERC from Oct 2022
2021
Salvador Illa
(born 1966)
10 August
2024
Incumbent 1 year and 133 days PSC Illa
PSC
2024

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