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President of Parliament of Catalonia | |
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President del Parlament de Catalunya | |
Style | El Molt Honorable Senyor (The Right Honourable) |
Member of | Parliament of Catalonia |
Seat | Barcelona |
Nominator | Parliament of Catalonia |
Term length | Four years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Lluís Companys |
Formation | 14 December 1932 |
Salary | €143,771.40 per year [lower-alpha 1] |
Website | www |
This article lists the presidents of the Parliament of Catalonia, the presiding officers of the regional legislature of Catalonia.
No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
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1 | Lluís Companys | ERC | 14 December 1932 | 20 June 1933 | |||
2 | Joan Casanovas i Maristany | ERC | 20 June 1933 | 18 August 1938 | |||
3 | Josep Irla | ERC | 18 August 1938 | 15 October 1940 | |||
4 | Antoni Rovira i Virgili | ERC | 15 October 1940 | 5 December 1949 | |||
5 | Manuel Serra i Moret | Independent | 5 December 1949 | 7 August 1954 | |||
6 | Francesc Farreres i Duran | ERC | 7 August 1954 | 24 April 1980 | |||
7 | Heribert Barrera | ERC | 24 April 1980 | 18 June 1984 | |||
8 | Miquel Coll i Alentorn | UDC | 18 June 1984 | 4 July 1988 | |||
9 | Joaquim Xicoy i Bassegoda | UDC | 4 July 1988 | 30 November 1995 | |||
10 | Joan Reventós | PSC | 30 November 1995 | 29 November 1999 | |||
11 | Joan Rigol | UDC | 29 November 1999 | 17 December 2003 | |||
12 | Ernest Benach | ERC | 17 December 2003 | 16 December 2010 | |||
13 | Núria de Gispert | UDC | 16 December 2010 | 26 December 2015 | |||
14 | Carme Forcadell | ERC | 26 December 2015 | 17 January 2018 | |||
15 | Roger Torrent | ERC | 17 January 2018 | 12 March 2021 | [2] [3] [4] | ||
16 | Laura Borràs | Junts | 12 March 2021 | 1 June 2023 [lower-alpha 2] | [6] | ||
17 | Anna Erra | Junts | 9 June 2023 | 10 June 2024 | [7] | ||
18 | Josep Rull | Junts | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | [8] |
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