Name | Took office | Left office | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pere Pi-Sunyer i Bayo | December 5, 1977 | May 8, 1980 | CDC |
Name | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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2 | Max Cahner i Garcia | May 8, 1980 | June 18, 1984 | CDC |
3 | Joan Rigol | June 18, 1984 | December 19, 1985 | UDC |
4 | Joaquim Ferrer i Roca | December 19, 1985 | July 4, 1988 | CDC |
5 | Joan Guitart i Agell | July 4, 1988 | June 7, 1996 | CDC |
6 | Joan Maria Pujals i Vallvé | June 7, 1996 | November 29, 1999 | CDC |
7 | Jordi Vilajoana i Rovira | November 29, 1999 | December 17, 2003 | CDC |
8 | Caterina Mieras | December 17, 2003 | April 20, 2006 | PSC |
9 | Ferran Mascarell i Canalda (1st time) | April 20, 2006 | November 29, 2006 | PSC |
Name | Took office | Left office | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Joan Manuel Tresserras i Gaju | November 29, 2006 | December 29, 2010 | Independent, but in a list of ERC |
Name | Took office | Left office | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Ferran Mascarell i Canalda (2nd time) | December 29, 2010 | January 14, 2016 | Independent |
12 | Santi Vila i Vicente | January 14, 2016 | July 5, 2017 | Together For Yes (CDC) |
13 | Lluís Puig i Gordi [1] | July 5, 2017 | October 28. 2017 | Together For Yes (PDeCAT) |
14 | Laura Borràs | 2 June 2018 | 25 March 2019 | Together for Catalonia (as independent) |
14 | Mariàngela Vilallonga | 25 March 2019 | (independent) |
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