Board of the Parliament of Catalonia

The Board of the Parliament of Catalonia (Catalan: Mesa del Parlament) is the body responsible for the management of the Parliament of Catalonia. It is composed of the President of the Parliament, the two Vice-Presidents of the Parliament and four Secretaries, who are elected (in separate votes) by the Plenary Assembly.

The main functions of the Board are

• to organize the work of Parliament;
• to interpret parliamentary procedure;
• to manage the various support services of Parliament.

The President (or one of the Vice-Presidents as necessary) is also responsible for chairing sessions of the Plenary Assembly, and for the external representation of Parliament.

Members

First Parliament

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Heribert Barrera		Republican Left of Catalonia	President	10 April 1980	20 March 1984
	Isidre Molas		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	First Vice-President	10 April 1980	9 September 1980
	Concepció Ferrer i Casals		Democratic Union of Catalonia	First Vice-President	9 September 1980	20 March 1984
	Concepció Ferrer i Casals		Democratic Union of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	10 April 1980	9 September 1980
	Isidre Molas		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	9 September 1980	20 March 1984
	Ramon Camp i Batalla		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Secretary	10 April 1980	20 March 1984
	Felip Lorda i Alaiz		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Secretary	10 April 1980	20 March 1984
	Ramon Espasa i Oliver		Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia	Third Secretary	10 April 1980	9 September 1980
	Enrique Manuel-Rimbau Tomás		Centrists of Catalonia	Third Secretary	9 September 1980	20 March 1984
	Enrique Manuel-Rimbau Tomás		Centrists of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	10 April 1980	9 September 1980
	Ramon Espasa i Oliver		Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	9 September 1980	11 October 1983
	Marcel Planellas i Aran		Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	11 October 1983	20 March 1984

Second Parliament

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Miquel Coll i Alentorn		Democratic Union of Catalonia	President	17 May 1984	4 April 1988
	Arcadi Calzada i Salavedra		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Vice-President	17 May 1984	4 April 1988
	Isidre Molas		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	17 May 1984	4 April 1988
	Ramon Camp i Batalla		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Secretary	17 May 1984	4 April 1988
	Felip Lorda i Alaiz		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Secretary	17 May 1984	4 April 1988
	Flora Sanabra i Villarroya		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Third Secretary	17 May 1984	4 April 1988
	Marçal Casanovas i Guerri		Republican Left of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	17 May 1984	4 April 1988

Third Parliament

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Joaquim Xicoy i Bassegoda		Democratic Union of Catalonia	President	16 June 1988	21 January 1992
	Arcadi Calzada i Salavedra		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Vice-President	16 June 1988	21 January 1992
	Antoni Dalmau i Ribalta		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	16 June 1988	21 January 1992
	Ramon Camp i Batalla		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Secretary	16 June 1988	21 January 1992
	Luís Andrés García Sáez		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Secretary	16 June 1988	9 January 1992
	Flora Sanabra i Villarroya		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Third Secretary	16 June 1988	21 January 1992
	Celestino Andrés Sánchez Ramos		Initiative for Catalonia Greens	Fourth Secretary	16 June 1988	21 December 1989
	Rosa Fabián Martínez		Initiative for Catalonia Greens	Fourth Secretary	21 December 1989	21 January 1992

Fourth Parliament

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Joaquim Xicoy i Bassegoda		Democratic Union of Catalonia	President	3 April 1992	26 September 1995
	Arcadi Calzada i Salavedra		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Vice-President	3 April 1992	26 September 1995
	Antoni Dalmau i Ribalta		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	3 April 1992	26 September 1995
	Ramon Camp i Batalla		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Secretary	3 April 1992	16 June 1993
	Flora Sanabra i Villarroya		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Secretary	16 June 1993	26 September 1995
	Xavier Guitart i Domènech		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Secretary	3 April 1992	26 September 1995
	Flora Sanabra i Villarroya		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Third Secretary	3 April 1992	16 June 1993
	Enric Castellnou i Alberch		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Third Secretary	16 June 1993	26 September 1995
	Xavier Bosch i Garcia		Republican Left of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	3 April 1992	26 September 1995

Fifth Parliament

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Joan Reventós		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	President	5 December 1995	24 August 1999
	Domènec Sesmilo i Rius		Democratic Union of Catalonia	First Vice-President	5 December 1995	24 August 1999
	Simó Pujol i Folcrà		People's Party of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	5 December 1995	24 August 1999
	Raimon Escudé i Pladellorens		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Secretary	5 December 1995	24 August 1999
	Xavier Bosch i Garcia		Republican Left of Catalonia	Second Secretary	5 December 1995	22 October 1996
	Ernest Benach		Republican Left of Catalonia	Second Secretary	22 October 1996	24 August 1999
	Francesc Codina i Castillo		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Third Secretary	5 December 1995	24 August 1999
	Imma Mayol i Beltran		Initiative for Catalonia Greens	Fourth Secretary	5 December 1995	16 June 1998
	Roc Fuentes i Navarro		Initiative for Catalonia Greens	Fourth Secretary	16 June 1998	24 August 1999

Sixth Parliament

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Joan Rigol		Democratic Union of Catalonia	President	5 November 1999	23 September 2003
	Higini Clotas i Cierco		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	First Vice-President	5 November 1999	23 September 2003
	Dolors Montserrat i Culleré		People's Party of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	5 November 1999	23 September 2003
	Carme Valls i Llobet		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	First Secretary	5 November 1999	23 September 2003
	Ernest Benach		Republican Left of Catalonia	Second Secretary	5 November 1999	23 September 2003
	Francesc Codina i Castillo		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Third Secretary	5 November 1999	16 June 2000
	Esteve Orriols i Sendra		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Third Secretary	16 June 2000	23 September 2003
	Isidre Gavín i Valls		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	5 November 1999	23 September 2003

Seventh Parliament

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Ernest Benach		Republican Left of Catalonia	President	5 December 2003	8 September 2006
	Higini Clotas i Cierco		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	First Vice-President	5 December 2003	8 September 2006
	Ramon Camp i Batalla		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	5 December 2003	8 September 2006
	Anna Miranda i Torres		Democratic Union of Catalonia	First Secretary	5 December 2003	8 September 2006
	Carme Carretero i Romay		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Secretary	5 December 2003	8 September 2006
	Rafael Luna i Vivas		People's Party of Catalonia	Third Secretary	5 December 2003	8 September 2006
	Marina Llansana i Rosich		Republican Left of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	5 December 2003	24 March 2004
	Elisabet Font Montanyà		Initiative for Catalonia Greens	Fourth Secretary	24 March 2004	8 September 2006

Eighth Parliament

The composition of the Board of the Eighth legislature was published in the Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya on 17 November 2006.

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Ernest Benach		Republican Left of Catalonia	President	17 November 2006	5 December 2010
	Higini Clotas i Cierco		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	First Vice-President	17 November 2006	5 December 2010
	Ramon Camp i Batalla		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	17 November 2006	23 September 2008
	Lluís Maria Corominas i Díaz		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	30 September 2008	5 December 2010
	Lídia Santos i Arnau		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	First Secretary	17 November 2006	5 December 2010
	Antoni Castellà i Clavé		Democratic Union of Catalonia	Second Secretary	17 November 2006	5 December 2010
	Jordi Miralles		Party of the Communists of Catalonia	Third Secretary	17 November 2006	5 December 2010
	Rafael Luna i Vivas		People's Party of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	17 November 2006	5 December 2010

Ninth Parliament

The Board of the ninth Parliament of Catalonia was elected on 16 December 2010.^[1]

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Núria de Gispert		Democratic Union of Catalonia	President	16 December 2010	2 October 2012
	Lluís Maria Corominas i Díaz		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Vice-President	16 December 2010	2 October 2012
	Higini Clotas i Cierco		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	16 December 2010	2 October 2012
	Jordi Cornet i Serra		People's Party of Catalonia	First Secretary	16 December 2010	17 January 2012
	Pere Calbó i Roca		People's Party of Catalonia	First Secretary	17 January 2012	2 October 2012
	Montserrat Tura		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Secretary	16 December 2010	2 October 2012
	Josep Rull i Andreu		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Third Secretary	16 December 2010	2 October 2012
	Maria Dolors Batalla i Nogués		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	16 December 2010	2 October 2012

Tenth Parliament

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Núria de Gispert		Democratic Union of Catalonia	President	12 December 2012	4 August 2015
	Anna Simó		Republican Left of Catalonia	First Vice-President	12 December 2012	4 August 2015
	Lluís Maria Corominas i Díaz		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	12 December 2012	4 August 2015
	Miquel Iceta		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	First Secretary	12 December 2012	23 July 2014
	Pere Navarro		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	First Secretary	23 July 2014	4 August 2015
	Pere Calbó i Roca		People's Party of Catalonia	Second Secretary	12 December 2012	4 August 2015
	Josep Rull i Andreu		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Third Secretary	12 December 2012	4 August 2015
	David Companyon i Costa		Revolutionary Workers' Party	Fourth Secretary	12 December 2012	4 August 2015

Eleventh Parliament

The Board of the eleventh Parliament of Catalonia was elected on 26 October 2015.^[2][3]

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Carme Forcadell		Republican Left of Catalonia	President	26 October 2015	28 October 2017
	Lluís Maria Corominas i Díaz		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Vice-President	26 October 2015	25 July 2017
	Lluís Guinó i Subirós		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	First Vice-President	25 July 2017	28 October 2017
	José María Espejo-Saavedra Conesa		Citizens	Second Vice-President	26 October 2015	28 October 2017
	Anna Simó		Republican Left of Catalonia	First Secretary	26 October 2015	28 October 2017
	David Pérez i Ibáñez		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Secretary	26 October 2015	28 October 2017
	Joan Josep Nuet i Pujals		Communists of Catalonia	Third Secretary	26 October 2015	28 October 2017
	Ramona Barrufet i Santacana		Democratic Convergence of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	26 October 2015	28 October 2017

Twelfth Parliament

The Board of the twelfth Parliament of Catalonia was elected on 17 January 2018.^[4][5]

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Roger Torrent		Republican Left of Catalonia	President	17 January 2018	12 March 2021	[6][7][8]
	Josep Costa i Rosselló		Independent	First Vice-President	17 January 2018	12 March 2021
	José María Espejo-Saavedra Conesa		Citizens	Second Vice-President	17 January 2018	20 May 2019
	Joan García González		Citizens	Second Vice-President	29 May 2019	12 March 2021
	Eusebi Campdepadrós i Pucurull		Independent	First Secretary	17 January 2018	12 March 2021
	David Pérez i Ibáñez		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Secretary	17 January 2018	12 March 2021
	Joan García González		Citizens	Third Secretary	17 January 2018	29 May 2019
	Laura Vílchez Sánchez		Citizens	Third Secretary	29 May 2019	12 March 2021
	Alba Vergés		Republican Left of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	17 January 2018	6 June 2018	[9]
	Adriana Delgado i Herreros		Republican Left of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	6 June 2018	26 November 2019
	Rut Ribas i Martí		Republican Left of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	26 November 2019	12 March 2021

Thirteenth Parliament

The Board of the thirteenth Parliament of Catalonia was elected on 12 March 2021.^[10]

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Laura Borràs		Together for Catalonia	President	12 March 2021		[11]
	Anna Caula i Paretas		Republican Left of Catalonia	First Vice-President	12 March 2021
	Eva Granados		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Second Vice-President	12 March 2021
	Ferran Pedret i Santos		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	First Secretary	12 March 2021
	Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas		Together for Catalonia	Second Secretary	12 March 2021
	Pau Juvillà i Ballester		Popular Unity Candidacy	Third Secretary	12 March 2021
	Ruben Wagensberg		Republican Left of Catalonia	Fourth Secretary	12 March 2021

References

• Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (2006), Art. 59.1.
• "Parlament de Catalunya - Òrgans" (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-05.

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