The President of the Government of Catalonia ( ca, President de la Generalitat de Catalunya, ) is one of the bodies that the

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stipulates as part of the

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, others being the

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, the

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, the and the Síndic de Greuges. The president also serves as

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, leading the

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of the

, the Catalan government. The current president is

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of the

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, following his election in 21 May 2021 after the 2021 Catalan elections.

The current presidency

The president is elected by the

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and appointed by the

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. The office has both representative and governmental functions.

Representative functions

The president holds the highest representation of the

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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 the

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that Catalonia shares interests with. The President is also responsible for calling for

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(which must be done at least every four years) and appointing the regional ministers (officially called ''consellers'') 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.

Governmental functions

The president is member of the

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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 the

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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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The current presidency

Representative functions

Governmental functions

See also

References

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