Executive_Council_of_Catalonia

Executive Council of Catalonia

Executive Council of Catalonia

Government body in Spain

Not to be confused with the Generalitat de Catalunya, also referred to as the "Government of Catalonia".

The Executive Council of Catalonia (Catalan: Consell Executiu) or the Executive Government of Catalonia (Catalan: Govern de Catalunya) is the executive branch of the Generalitat of Catalonia. It is responsible for the political action, regulation, and administration of the government of the autonomous region.[1]

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The President of the Generalitat is the head of government. The president may also appoint a First Minister (Catalan: Conseller(a) primer(a)) to serve as their deputy, although since 2006 the office has been replaced by that of the Vice-President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, who must be approved by the Parliament of Catalonia. The various ministers (Catalan: consellers) are also appointed by the President of the Generalitat. Ministers need not be deputies in the parliament, as they have an automatic right to intervene in parliamentary debates.

Serving members of the government may not be arrested for any acts committed in Catalonia, except in flagrante delicto, and may only be judged before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia, or the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain outside of Catalonia.[2]

The Parliament of Catalonia unilaterally issued a declaration of independence from Spain on 27 October 2017 in favour of a Catalan Republic. In response Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy dissolved the Parliament of Catalonia and called a snap regional election for 21 December 2017.[3]

Sala Tarradellas, the meeting place of the Government of Catalonia

Current government

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List of governments since 1977

Former ministries

  • Ministry of Defence
  • Ministry of Public Works
  • Ministry of Communications
  • Foment
  • Beneficencia
  • Ministry of Provisions
  • Ministry of Internal Security
  • Ministry of Public Services

There have also been two ministers without portfolio in Catalan governments:

  • Rafael Closas i Cendra (ACR, 26 September – 17 December 1936)
  • Antoni Sesé i Artaso (5 May – 29 June 1937)

References

  1. [1]
    Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (2006), Art. 68.
  2. [2]
    Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (2006), Art. 70.
  3. [3]
    Ponce de León, Rodrigo (27 October 2017). "Rajoy cesa a Puigdemont y su Govern y convoca elecciones para el 21 de diciembre". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Pere Aragonès, investido como 132 presidente de la Generalitat". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  5. [5]
    "Estos son los 14 miembros del nuevo Govern de Pere Aragonès: hasta 12 caras nuevas y mayoría de mujeres". LaSexta (in Spanish). 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
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