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 of	Executive Council of Catalonia
Reports to	President of Catalonia
Seat	Barcelona
Appointer	President of Catalonia
Inaugural holder	Joan Casanovas i Maristany
Formation	29 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	Prime Minister (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)	[1] [2] [3]
		27 December 2012	22 June 2015				Mas II
	Neus Munté (born 1970)	22 June 2015	14 January 2016	206 days		CDC				[4]
	Oriol Junqueras (born 1970)	14 January 2016	28 October 2017 (removed)	1 year and 286 days		ERC	Puigdemont		Carles Puigdemont (2016–2017)	[5] [6]
During this interval, the office was suspended.							Direct rule over Catalonia			[6]
	Pere Aragonès (born 1982)	1 June 2018	26 May 2021	2 years and 358 days		ERC	Torra		Quim Torra (2018–2020)	[7]
	Jordi Puigneró (born 1974)	26 May 2021	29 September 2022	1 year and 126 days		JxCat	Aragonès		Pere Aragonès (2021–2024)	[8] [9]
Office disestablished during this interval.
	Laura Vilagrà (born 1976)	24 January 2024	12 August 2024	201 days		ERC	Aragonès		Pere Aragonès (2021–2024)	[10]
Office disestablished during this interval.

Timeline

References

1. "DECRETO 202/2010, de 27 de diciembre, por el que se nombra a la vicepresidenta del Gobierno, a los consejeros y consejeras de los departamentos de la Generalidad de Cataluña y al secretario del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (5785): 93816. 29 December 2012. ISSN 1988-298X.
2. "DECRETO 166/2012, de 27 de diciembre, por el que se nombran a la vicepresidenta del Gobierno, los consejeros y consejeras de los departamentos de la Generalidad de Cataluña y el secretario del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (6281): 63942. 27 December 2012. ISSN 1988-298X.
3. "DECRETO 108/2015, de 22 de junio, de cese de la señora Joana Ortega i Alemany como titular del Departamento de Gobernación y Relaciones Institucionales y vicepresidenta del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (6897A). 22 June 2015. ISSN 1988-298X.
4. "DECRETO 111/2015, de 22 de junio, por el que se nombra a la señora Neus Munté i Fernàndez vicepresidenta del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (6897A). 22 June 2015. ISSN 1988-298X.
5. "DECRETO 3/2016, de 13 de enero, por el que se nombran el vicepresidente del Gobierno, los consejeros y consejeras de los departamentos de la Generalidad de Cataluña y el secretario del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (7037). 14 January 2016. ISSN 1988-298X.
6. "Real Decreto 943/2017, de 27 de octubre, por el que se dispone, en virtud de las medidas autorizadas con fecha 27 de octubre de 2017 por el Pleno del Senado respecto de la Generalitat de Cataluña en aplicación del artículo 155 de la Constitución, el cese del Vicepresidente de la Generalitat de Cataluña y de los Consejeros integrantes del Consejo de Gobierno de la Generalitat de Cataluña" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (261). Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado: 103564. 28 October 2017. ISSN 0212-033X.
7. "DECRETO 3/2018, de 29 de mayo, por el que se nombran el vicepresidente del Gobierno y los consejeros y las consejeras de los departamentos de la Generalidad de Cataluña" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (7632). 1 June 2018. ISSN 1988-298X.
8. "DECRETO 22/2021, de 26 de mayo, por el que se nombran el vicepresidente del Gobierno y los consejeros y las consejeras de los departamentos de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (8418A): 1. 26 May 2021. ISSN 1988-298X.
9. "DECRETO 176/2022, de 29 de septiembre, de cese del señor Jordi Puigneró i Ferrer como titular del Departamento de Políticas Digitales y Territorio y vicepresidente del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (8762A): 1. 29 September 2022. ISSN 1988-298X.
10. "DECRETO 16/2024, de 23 de enero, por el que se nombra a la señora Laura Vilagrà Pons vicepresidenta del Gobierno" (pdf). Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Spanish) (9086): 1. 24 January 2024. ISSN 1988-298X.