Government of Pasqual Maragall

The Maragall Government was the regional government of Catalonia led by President Pasqual Maragall between 2003 and 2006. It was formed in December 2003 following the regional election and ended in November 2006 following the regional election.

Maragall Government

Executive Council of Catalonia
Pasqual Maragall
Date formed20 December 2003 (2003-12-20)
Date dissolved29 November 2006 (2006-11-29)
People and organisations
Head of governmentPasqual Maragall
Deputy head of government
Member party
Status in legislatureMajority coalition
Opposition partyConvergence and Union
Opposition leaderArtur Mas
History
Election(s)2003 regional election
Outgoing election2006 regional election
Legislature term(s)VII Legislature (2003–2006)
PredecessorPujol VI
SuccessorMontilla

Executive Council
Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Pasqual MaragallSocialists' Party of CataloniaPresident20 December 200328 November 2006[1][2]
Josep-Lluís Carod-RoviraRepublican Left of CataloniaFirst Minister20 December 200327 January 2004[1][2][3]
Minister Without Portfolio27 January 200420 February 2004[3]
Josep BargallóRepublican Left of CataloniaMinister of Education20 December 200320 February 2004[1][2]
First Minister20 February 200411 May 2006[4][5][6][7][8]
Manuel Balcells i DíazRepublican Left of CataloniaMinister of Universities, Research and the Information Society20 April 200611 May 2006[9][10][7][8]
Francesc Baltasar i AlbesaInitiative for Catalonia GreensMinister of Environment and Housing20 April 200629 November 2006[9][10]
Jordi William Carnes i AyatsSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries20 April 200629 November 2006[9][10]
Joan CarreteroRepublican Left of CataloniaMinister of Governance and Public Administration20 December 200320 April 2006[1][2]
Antoni CastellsSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Economy and Finance20 December 200329 November 2006[1][2]
Marta CidRepublican Left of CataloniaMinister of Education20 February 200411 May 2006[4][7][8]
Joan Manuel del Pozo i ÀlvarezSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Education and Universities15 May 200629 November 2006[11]
Pere EsteveRepublican Left of CataloniaMinister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer Affairs20 December 200315 October 2004[1][2]
Carme FiguerasSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Social Welfare and Family Affairs15 May 200629 November 2006[11]
Marina GeliSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Health and Social Security20 December 200329 November 2006[1][2]
Josep HuguetRepublican Left of CataloniaMinister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer Affairs16 October 200411 May 2006[7]
Ferran Mascarell i CanaldaSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Culture20 April 200629 November 2006[9][10]
Caterina MierasSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Culture20 December 200320 April 2006[1][2]
Salvador MilàInitiative for Catalonia GreensMinister of Environment and Housing20 December 200320 April 2006[1][2]
Joaquim NadalSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Town and Country Town and Public Works[lower-alpha 1]20 December 200329 November 2006[1][2]
Government Spokesperson20 December 200329 November 2006[2]
Minister of Presidency15 May 200629 November 2006
Josep Maria RañéSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Employment and Industry20 December 200320 April 2006[1][2]
Xavier Sabaté i IbarzSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Governance and Public Administration15 May 200629 November 2006[11]
Joan SauraInitiative for Catalonia GreensMinister of Institutional Relations and Participation20 December 200329 November 2006[1][2]
Anna SimóRepublican Left of CataloniaMinister of Social Welfare and Family Affairs20 December 200311 May 2006[1][2][7][8]
Carles SolàIndependentMinister of Universities, Research and the Information Society20 December 200320 April 2006[1][2]
Antoni SiuranaSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries20 December 200320 April 2006[1][2]
Montserrat TuraSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Home Affairs[lower-alpha 2]20 December 200329 November 2006[1][2]
Josep Maria VallèsCitizens for ChangeMinister of Justice20 December 200329 November 2006[1][2]
Jordi Valls i RieraSocialists' Party of CataloniaMinister of Employment and Industry20 April 200629 November 2006[9][10]
Xavier VendrellRepublican Left of CataloniaMinister of Governance and Public Administration20 April 200611 May 2006[9][10][7][8]

Commissions

Since 25 October 2005 to the end of the term of office, the day-by-day working plan of the government was ruled by its division into commissions. All the commissions were chaired by the First Minister, but eventually another minister could rule as. Its initial composition was:

Governmental Commission of Institutional Policy Governmental Commission of Economy Governmental Commission of Social Policy Governmental Commission of Territory
  • Minister of Institutional Relations and Participation, and accidental president of the Commission
  • Minister of Justice
  • Minister of Governance and Public Administration
  • Minister of Economy and Finance, and accidental president of the Commission
  • Minister of Employment and Industry
  • Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer Affairs
  • Minister of Universities, Research and the Information Society
  • Minister of Education, and accidental president of the Commission
  • Minister of Home Affairs
  • Minister of Culture
  • Minister of Health
  • Minister of Social Welfare and Family Affairs
  • Minister of Town and Country Town and Public Works, and accidental president of the Commission
  • Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
  • Minister of the Environment and Housing

After the last government restructuration (15 May 2006, when ERC ministers were expelled from the government) the composition became:

Governmental Commission of Institutional Policy Governmental Commission of Economy Governmental Commission of Social Policy Governmental Commission of Territory
  • Minister of Institutional Relations and Participation, and accidental president of the Commission
  • Minister of Justice
  • Minister of Governance and Public Administration
  • Minister of Economy and Finance, and accidental president of the Commission
  • Minister of Employment and Industry
  • Minister of Health, and accidental president of the Commission
  • Minister of Home Affairs
  • Minister of Culture
  • Minister of Education and Universities
  • Minister of Social Welfare and Family Affairs
  • Minister of Town and Country Town and Public Works, and accidental president of the Commission
  • Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
  • Minister of the Environment and Housing

Notes
  1. The "official" translation of the department name from Catalan (Política Territorial) into English is Town and Country Town; Regional Planning, however, is a translation that most in the English-speaking world would find much more comprehensible.
  2. 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, but Interior 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.

References
  • "The Ministers". Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 19 February 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  1. "Maragall toma posesión como presidente de la Generalitat". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 20 December 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. "Composición del nuevo gobierno autonómico de Cataluña". Libertad Digital (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. EFE. 20 December 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. "Maragall acepta la dimisión de Carod Rovira como 'conseller en cap' de la Generalitat". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 27 January 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. "Maragall anuncia que Josep Bargalló será el nuevo 'conseller en cap'". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. "Qui és Josep Bargalló, el nou conseller en cap de la Generalitat?". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  6. "Biografia del nou conseller en cap, Josep Bargalló i Valls". VilaWeb (in Catalan). 20 February 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. "Maragall expulsa a ERC del Gobierno catalán y anuncia elecciones anticipadas". El País (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  8. "Maragall diu que expulsa els consellers d'ERC perquè no s'entendria la divisió del govern i convoca eleccions anticipades". VilaWeb (in Catalan). 11 May 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  9. "Els nous consellers del tripartit prenen possessió del càrrec". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  10. "Maragall coloca de 'conseller' al responsable de las polémicas cartas para financiar ERC". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. 21 April 2004. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  11. "Forjados en la cantera municipal del PSC". El Mundo (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. EFE. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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