Government of Pere Aragonès
The government of Pere Aragonès was formed on 26 May 2021 following the latter's election as President of the Government of Catalonia by the Parliament of Catalonia on 21 May and his swearing-in on 24 May, as a result of Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Together for Catalonia (Junts) being able to muster a majority of seats in the Parliament with external support from the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) following the 2021 Catalan regional election. It succeeded the Torra government and has been the incumbent Government of Catalonia since 26 May 2021, a total of 991 days, or 2 years, 8 months and 16 days.
Government of Pere Aragonès | |
|---|---|
Executive Council of Catalonia | |
| 2021–present | |
The government in May 2021. | |
| Date formed | 26 May 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| President | Pere Aragonès |
| Vice President | Jordi Puigneró (2021–2022) |
| No. of ministers | 14 |
| Total no. of members | 21 |
| Member parties | ERC Junts (2021–2022) |
| Status in legislature | Minority coalition government (2021–2022) Minority government (2022–present) |
| Opposition party | PSC–PSOE |
| Opposition leader | Salvador Illa |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2021 regional election |
| Legislature term(s) | 13th/14th Parliament |
| Predecessor | Torra |
Until 2022, the cabinet comprised members of ERC and Junts, as well as a number of independents proposed by both parties. On 7 October, Junts members voted to abandon the government following the dismissal of their vice president Jordi Puigneró by Aragonès, which resulted from a political crisis sparked after Junts had demanded a confidence vote on the president. Aragonès vowed to remain as the head of a minority cabinet made up of ERC members.