List of vice presidents of Catalonia

This article lists the vice presidents of Catalonia, the second most senior position in the Government of Catalonia. The position, previously known as First Minister (Catalan: Conseller Primer, lit. 'First Councillor'), Chief Advisor (Catalan: Conseller en Cap), Chief Executive Officer (Catalan: Conseller Delegat) and Head of the Executive Board (Catalan: Cap del Consell Executiu), is optional and is appointed by the president of Catalonia.

Vice President of Catalonia
Vicepresidència de Catalunya
Seal of the Generalitat of Catalonia
Flag of Catalonia
Department of the Vice President
Member ofExecutive Council of Catalonia
Reports toPresident of Catalonia
SeatBarcelona
AppointerPresident of Catalonia
Inaugural holderJoan Casanovas i Maristany
Formation29 December 1931

List of officeholders

Office name:

  • Vice Presidency of the Council of Ministers (1840–1841; 1925–1931; 1933–1934)
  • Vice Presidency of the Government (1938–1939; 1962–1973; 1982–1995; 2011–2020)
  • First Vice Presidency of the Government (1974–1975; 1976; 1977–1979; 1981–1982; 1996–2011; 2020–present)
  • Vice Presidency of the Government for Defence Affairs (1975–1976)
  • First Vice Presidency of the Government for Defence Affairs (1976–1977)
  • First Vice Presidency of the Government, in charge of the Coordination of the Security and National Defence Affairs (1979–1981)
  • Vice Presidency of the Government for Economic Affairs (1982; 2011)

Second Republic and exile (1931–1977)

Name Portrait Party Took office Left office President Ministerial
title
Refs
Joan Casanovas i Maristany Republican Left of Catalonia 29 December 1931 3 October 1932 Francesc Macià Vice President
Joan Lluhí Republican Left of Catalonia 19 December 1932 24 January 1933 Head of the Executive Board
Carles Pi i Sunyer Republican Left of Catalonia 24 January 1933 4 October 1933 Chief Executive Officer
Miquel Santaló i Parvorell Republican Left of Catalonia 4 October 1933 3 January 1934 First Minister
Joan Casanovas i Maristany Republican Left of Catalonia 31 July 1936 26 September 1936 Lluís Companys
Josep Tarradellas Republican Left of Catalonia 26 December 1936 5 May 1937

Restored autonomy (2001–present)

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Government President
(Tenure)
Ref.
Took office Left office Duration
Artur Mas
(born 1956)
17 January
2001
20 December
2003
2 years and 337 days CDC Pujol VI Jordi Pujol

(1980–2003)
Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira
(born 1952)
20 December
2003
20 February
2004
62 days ERC Maragall Pasqual Maragall

(2003–2006)
Josep Bargalló
(born 1958)
20 February
2004
11 May
2006
2 years and 80 days ERC
Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira
(born 1952)
29 November
2006
29 December
2010
4 years and 30 days ERC Montilla José Montilla

(2006–2010)
Joana Ortega
(born 1959)
29 December
2010
27 December
2012
4 years and 175 days UDC Mas I Artur Mas

(2010–2016)


27 December
2012
22 June
2015
Mas II
Neus Munté
(born 1970)
22 June
2015
14 January
2016
206 days CDC
Oriol Junqueras
(born 1970)
14 January
2016
28 October
2017
(removed)
1 year and 286 days ERC Puigdemont Carles Puigdemont

(2016–2017)

During this interval, the office was suspended. Direct rule over Catalonia
Pere Aragonès
(born 1982)
1 June
2018
26 May
2021
2 years and 358 days ERC Torra Quim Torra

(2018–2020)
Jordi Puigneró
(born 1974)
26 May
2021
29 September
2022
1 year and 126 days JxCat Aragonès Pere Aragonès

(2021–2024)

Office disestablished during this interval.
Laura Vilagrà
(born 1976)
24 January
2024
12 August
2024
201 days ERC Aragonès Pere Aragonès

(2021–2024)
Office disestablished during this interval.

Timeline

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