The Executive Council of Catalonia ( ca, Consell Executiu) or the Executive Government of Catalonia (Catalan: ) is the

executive branch The Executive, also referred as the Executive branch or Executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law, and has overall responsibility for the governance of a State (polity), state. In poli ...

of the

Generalitat of Catalonia The Generalitat de Catalunya (; oc, label=Aranese, Generalitat de Catalonha; es, Generalidad de Cataluña), or the Government of Catalonia, is the institutional system by which Catalonia politically organizes its self-government. It is formed b ...

. It is responsible for the political action, regulation, and administration of the government of the autonomous region. The President of the Generalitat is the

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. The president may also appoint a

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(Catalan: ''Conseller(a) primer(a)'') to serve as their deputy, although since 2006 the office has been replaced by that of the Vice-President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, who must be approved by the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 Parliament of Catalonia ( ca, Parlament de Catalunya, ; es, Parlamento de Cataluña; oc, Parlament de Catalonha) is the unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The Parliament is currently made up of 135 mem ...

. The various ministers (Catalan: ''consellers'') are also appointed by the President of the Generalitat. Ministers need not be

deputies A legislator (also known as a deputy or lawmaker) is a person who writes and passes laws, especially someone who is a member of a legislature. Legislators are often elected by the people of the state. Legislatures may be supra-national (for ex ...

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 ''In flagrante delicto'' (Latin for "in blazing offence") or sometimes simply ''in flagrante'' ("in blazing") is a legal term used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offence (compare ). The colloquial "caught ...

'', and may only be judged before the

High Court of Justice of Catalonia The High Court of Justice of Catalonia ( ca, Tribunal Superior de Justícia de Catalunya, TSJC) is the highest body and last judicial instance of the Spanish judiciary in Catalonia. Unlike the Parliament of Catalonia (legislative branch) or the ...

, or the Criminal Chamber of the

Supreme Court of Spain The Supreme Court ('', TS'') is the highest court in the Kingdom of Spain. Originally established pursuant to Title V of the Constitution of 1812 to replace —in all matters that affected justice— the System of Councils, and currently regulat ...

outside of Catalonia.''

Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006 ( ca, Estatut d’Autonomia de Catalunya) provides Catalonia's basic institutional regulations under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. It defines the rights and obligations of the citizens of Cataloni ...

'' (2006), Art. 70. The

unilaterally issued a

declaration of independence A declaration of independence or declaration of statehood or proclamation of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the ...

from Spain on 27 October 2017 in favour of a Catalan Republic. In response

Spanish Prime Minister The prime minister of Spain, officially president of the Government ( es, link=no, Presidente del Gobierno), is the head of government of Spain. The office was established in its current form by the Constitution of 1978 and it was first regula ...

Mariano Rajoy Mariano Rajoy Brey (; born 27 March 1955) is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018, when a vote of no confidence ousted his government. On 5 June 2018, he announced his resignation as People's Party lead ...

dissolved the Parliament of Catalonia and called a snap regional election for 21 December 2017. Sala Tarradellas 2020

Current government

List of governments since 1977

Provisional government A provisional government, also called an interim government, an emergency government, or a transitional government, is an emergency governmental authority set up to manage a political transition generally in the cases of a newly formed state or f ...

, 1977–1980 * First government of Jordi Pujol, 1980–1984 * Second government of Jordi Pujol, 1984–1988 * Third government of Jordi Pujol, 1988–1992 * Fourth government of Jordi Pujol, 1992–1996 * Fifth government of Jordi Pujol, 1996–1999 * Sixth government of Jordi Pujol, 1999–2003 * Government of Pasqual Maragall, 2003–2006 * Government of José Montilla, 2006–2010 * First government of Artur Mas, 2010–2012 * Second government of Artur Mas, 2012–2016 * Government of Carles Puigdemont, 2016–2017 * Government of Quim Torra, 2018–2020 * Government of Pere Aragonès, 2021–

Former ministries

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Ministry of Communications A Communications Ministry or Department of Communications is a ministry or other government agency charged with communication. Communications responsibilities includes regulating telecommunications, postal services, broadcasting and print media. T ...

*''Foment'' *''Beneficencia'' * Ministry of Provisions * Ministry of Internal Security * Ministry of Public Services There have also been two

ministers without portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet ...

in Catalan governments: *

Rafael Closas i Cendra Rafael may refer to: * Rafael (given name) or Raphael, a name of Hebrew origin * Rafael, California * Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology * Hurricane Rafael, a 2012 hurricane Fiction * ''R ...

(ACR, 26 September – 17 December 1936) * Antoni Sesé i Artaso (5 May – 29 June 1937)

References

External links

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