| President of the Government of Catalonia | |
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| President de la Generalitat de Catalunya | |
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| 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 thePrime 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 |
Thepresident of the Government of Catalonia (Catalan:President de la Generalitat de Catalunya,IPA:[pɾəziˈðendələʒənəɾəliˈtaddəkətəˈluɲə]) ishead of government ofCatalonia, leading theexecutive branch of theGeneralitat de Catalunya, the Catalan government.
It is one of the bodies that theStatute of Autonomy of Catalonia stipulates as part of theGeneralitat de Catalunya, others being theParliament, theGovern or Executive Council, theCouncil for Statutory Guarantees, and theCatalan Ombudsman (Síndic de Greuges).
The current president isSalvador Illa of theSocialists' Party of Catalonia, who won a plurality in the2024 Catalan regional election and formed the first unionist government in Catalonia since 2010.[1]
The president is elected by theParliament of Catalonia and appointed by theKing of Spain. The office has both representative and governmental functions.
The president holds the highest representation of theGeneralitat 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 theautonomous communities of Spain that Catalonia shares interests with. The President is also responsible for calling forelections (which must be done at least every four years) and appointing the regional ministers (officially calledconsellers) 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.
The president is member of theCatalan 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 theCatalan 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.
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