Pere Aragonès
Pere Aragonès i Garcia (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpeɾə əɾəɣuˈnɛs]; born 16 November 1982) is a Catalan lawyer and politician, and the President of the Government of Catalonia since 22 May 2021. He previously served between 2018 and 2021 as Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance of Catalonia, as well as Acting President since 28 September 2020. He is a member of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) political party.
Pere Aragonès | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| 132nd President of the Government of Catalonia | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2020 Acting: 29 September 2020 – 24 May 2021 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Vice President | Jordi Puigneró Laura Vilagrà |
| Preceded by | Quim Torra |
| Vice President of Catalonia | |
| In office 2 June 2018 – 24 May 2021 | |
| President | Quim Torra |
| Preceded by | Oriol Junqueras (Direct rule from 27 October 2017) |
| Succeeded by | Jordi Puigneró |
| Minister of Economy and Finance of Catalonia | |
| In office 2 June 2018 – 24 May 2021 | |
| President | Quim Torra |
| Preceded by | Oriol Junqueras (Direct rule from 27 October 2017) |
| Succeeded by | Jaume Giró |
| Member of the Catalan Parliament for Barcelona | |
| In office 5 December 2006 – 21 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Josep Huguet |
| Succeeded by | Maria Assumpta Rosell i Medall |
| Member of Pineda de Mar Municipal Council | |
| In office 11 June 2011 – 26 April 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Meritxell Mateu Estopa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pere Aragones i Garcia 16 November 1982 Pineda de Mar, Catalonia, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
| Alma mater | Open University of Catalonia University of Barcelona |
| Occupation | Lawyer, academic |
Born in 1982 in Pineda de Mar, Aragonès studied law at the Open University of Catalonia and economics at the University of Barcelona before becoming a lawyer and an academic. He was a member of the Parliament of Catalonia from December 2006 to January 2016 when he was appointed Secretary of Economy in the Catalan government. He was a member of the municipal council in Pineda de Mar from May 2011 to April 2018 and was appointed Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance of Catalonia in June 2018.