The Marquess of Tarradellas | |
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| 125th[1] President of the Government of Catalonia | |
| In office 7 August 1954 – 8 May 1980 (Inexile from 7 August 1954 to 17 October 1977) | |
| Monarch | Juan Carlos I |
| Preceded by | Josep Irla |
| Succeeded by | Jordi Pujol |
| Minister of Governance of the Government of Catalonia Minister of Governance and Health (14 December 1932 – 24 January 1933) | |
| In office 29 December 1931 – 24 January 1933 | |
| First Minister of the Government of Catalonia Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (26 September 1936 – 3 April 1937) and (16 April 1937 – 5 May 1937) Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Culture (3 April 1937 – 16 April 1937) | |
| In office 26 September 1936 – 5 May 1937 | |
| Minister of Economy and Public Services of the Government of Catalonia | |
| In office 6 August 1936 – 26 September 1936 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1899-02-19)19 February 1899 |
| Died | 10 June 1988(1988-06-10) (aged 89) |
| Political party | ERC |
| Spouse | Antònia Macià i Gómez (1904–2001) |
Josep Tarradellas i Joan, 1st Marquess of Tarradellas (Catalan pronunciation:[ʒuˈzɛptərəˈðeʎəs]; 19 February 1899 – 10 June 1988) was aCatalan politician fromSpain known for his role as the first president of theGovernment of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya), after its re-establishment in 1977 under the newSpanish Constitution and the end of theFrancoist Dictatorship.[2][3] He was appointed the role of 125thPresident of Catalonia in 1954 but spent 23 years in exile until 1977 when he was officially recognised as the President of Catalonia by the Spanish Government.
In 1931, Tarradellas became general secretary of theRepublican Left of Catalonia (ERC).[4] He also was deputy at theCortes that year, Governance and Health councillor whenFrancesc Macià was President of theGeneralitat of Catalonia as well as Public Services, Economy and Culture councillor during theSpanish Civil War.
Exiled to France since 1939, he becamePresident of theGeneralitat of Catalonia whenJosep Irla resigned, in 1954.[5]
On 23 October 1977, two years afterFrancisco Franco's death, thePresident of the Spanish GovernmentAdolfo Suárez met him to negotiate the reestablishment of the Government of Catalonia, an event which occurred.[6] The sentence pronounced at his arrival has become famous as a symbol: "Ciutadans de Catalunya, ja sóc aquí!" (Catalan for "Citizens of Catalonia, I am here at last!").
He was welcomed solemnly in Barcelona and set up a unity government. He finished his work with the elections for the Catalan Parliament (March 1980), andJordi Pujol was elected in April.
On 24 July 1986 Tarradellas received the hereditary titlemarqués de Tarradellas (English: Marquess of Tarradellas) fromKing Juan Carlos I. Tarradellas died in Barcelona in 1988. The hereditarymarquessate is now held by his son, who became the second marquess.[7]
On 21 December 2018 theGovernment of Spain announced thatBarcelona–El Prat Airport would be renamed after Tarradellas.[8]
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | President of the Government of Catalonia Inexile from August 7, 1954 to October 17, 1977 1954–1980 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Governance of the Government of Catalonia 1931–1932 | Succeeded by Himself, as Minister of Governance and Health |
| Preceded by | Minister of Governance and Health of the Government of Catalonia 1932–1933 | Succeeded by Joan Selves i Carner as Minister of Governance, Josep Dencàs i Puigdollers as Minister of Health and Social Assistance |
| Preceded by New title | Minister of Public Services of the Government of Catalonia 1936 | Succeeded by Himself as Minister of Economy and Public Services |
| Preceded by | Minister of Economy and Public Services of the Government of Catalonia 1936 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | First Minister and Minister of Finance of the Government of Catalonia (1st time) 1936–1937 | Succeeded by Hismself as First Minister and Minister of Finance and Culture |
| Preceded by Himself as First Minister and Minister of Finance, Antoni Maria Sbert i Massanet as Minister of Culture | First Minister and Minister of Finance and Culture of the Government of Catalonia 1937 | Succeeded by Himself as First Minister and Minister of Finance, Antoni Maria Sbert i Massanet as Minister of Culture |
| Preceded by Himself as First Minister and Minister of Finance and Culture | First Minister and Minister of Finance of the Government of Catalonia (2nd time) 1937 | Succeeded by Carles Martí i Feced as Minister of Governance, Finance and Culture |
| Preceded by Carles Martí i Feced as Minister of Governance, Finance and Culture | Minister of Finance of the Government of Catalonia 1937–1939 | Succeeded by Joan Josep Folchi i Bonafonte as Minister of Economy and Finance, In 1977 |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | General Secretary of ERC 1931–1932 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | General Secretary of ERC 1938–1957 | Succeeded by |
| Spanish nobility | ||
| New creation | Marquess of Tarradellas 1986–1988 | Succeeded by Josep Tarradellas i Macià |
