President of the Government of Catalonia | |
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President de la Generalitat de Catalunya | |
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since 10 August 2024 | |
Executive Council of Catalonia Generalitat de Catalunya | |
Style | El Molt Honorable Senyor (The Right Honourable) |
Residence | Casa dels Canonges |
Seat | Barcelona |
Nominator | Parliament of Catalonia |
Appointer | The Monarch countersigned by the Prime Minister |
Term length | Four years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Berenguer de Cruïlles (1359) |
Formation | 1359 |
Deputy | Vice President |
Website | president.cat |
The president of the Government of Catalonia (Catalan: President de la Generalitat de Catalunya, IPA: [pɾəziˈðen də lə ʒənəɾəliˈtad də kətəˈluɲə]) is head of government of Catalonia, leading the executive branch of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Catalan government.
It is one of the bodies that the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia stipulates as part of the Generalitat de Catalunya, others being the Parliament, the Government or Executive Council, the Council for Statutory Guarantees, and the Catalan Ombudsman (Síndic de Greuges).
The current president is Salvador Illa of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, who won a plurality in the 2024 Catalan regional election and formed the first unionist government in Catalonia since 2010.[1]