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The Executive Council of Catalonia (Catalan: Consell Executiu) or the Government of Catalonia (Catalan: Govern de Catalunya)
is the executive branch of the Generalitat of Catalonia. It is responsible for the political action, reglementation and administration of
the government of the autonomous region.[1]
The President of the Generalitat is the head of government: he or she may also appoint a First Minister (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primer(a)) to serve as their deputy, although since 2006 the office has been replaced by that of the Vice-President of the Generalitat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 theParliament of Catalonia. The various ministers (Catalan: consellers) are also appointed by
the President of the Generalitat. Ministers need not be deputies 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, and may
only be judged before the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia, or the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Spain outside of
Catalonia.[2]
The Parliament of Catalonia unilaterally declared independence from Spain on 27 October 2017 and formed a Catalan Republic. In
response Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy dissolved the Parliament of Catalonia and called a snap regional election for 21
December 2017.[3]
Contents
1 Most recent government (2016 - 2017)
2 Previous governments
3 Former ministries
4 References
5 External links
Together
Government Spokesperson Neus Munt
for Yes
Previous governments
Government of Catalonia (Tenth legislature) (201216)
Government of Catalonia (Ninth legislature)(201012)
Government of Catalonia (Eighth legislature)(200610)
Government of Catalonia (Seventh legislature)(20036)
Government of Catalonia (Sixth legislature)(19992003)
Government of Catalonia (Fifth legislature)(199599)
Government of Catalonia (Fourth legislature)(199295)
Government of Catalonia (Third legislature)(198892)
Government of Catalonia (Second legislature)(198488)
Government of Catalonia (First legislature)(198084)
Provisional government of Catalonia(197780)
Governments in exile of Catalonia(19391977)
Governments of Catalonia during the Spanish civil war(193638)
Ninth government of Catalonia(1936)
Eighth government of Catalonia(19341936)
Seventh government of Catalonia(1934)
Sixth government of Catalonia(193334)
Fifth government of Catalonia(1933)
Fourth government of Catalonia(193233)
Third government of Catalonia(1932)
Second government of Catalonia(193132)
First government of Catalonia(1931)
Former ministries
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Public Works
Ministry of Communications
Foment
Beneficencia
Ministry of Provisions
Ministry of Internal Security
Ministry of Public Services
There have also been twoministers without portfolioin Catalan governments:
References
1. Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia(2006), Art. 68.
2. Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia(2006), Art. 70.
3. Ponce de Len, Rodrigo (27 October 2017)."Rajoy cesa a Puigdemont y su Govern y convoca elecciones para el
21 de diciembre" (http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Rajoy-cesa-Puigdemont-Govern_0_701680927.html). eldiario.es (in
Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
4. "El Consell Executiu" (http://www.govern.cat/pres_gov/govern/ca/govern/consell-executiu/index.html). Generalitat of
Catalonia. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
5. "Spanish PM dissolves Catalan parliament"(http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41783289). BBC News. 2017-
10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
6. Department d'Interior in Catalan; Home Affairs is the "official" translation according to the Generalitat. Public Safety
perhaps better capture the "idea" of the department, butInterior Department is frequently used in the English-
language media for similarly named agencies in other governments despite the fact that, for example, the U.S.
Department of the Interior has a much different portfolio.
External links
Government of Catalonia(in English) (in Catalan)
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