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Government of Pasqual Maragall

Maragall Government
Executive CouncilofCatalonia
Pasqual Maragall
Date formed	20 December 2003 (2003-12-20)
Date dissolved	29 November 2006 (2006-11-29)
People and organisations
Head of government	Pasqual Maragall
Deputy head of government	Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira Josep Bargalló
Member party	Citizens for Change Initiative for Catalonia Greens Republican Left of Catalonia Socialists' Party of Catalonia United and Alternative Left
Status in legislature	Majority coalition
Opposition party	Convergence and Union
Opposition leader	Artur Mas
History
Election	2003 regional election
Outgoing election	2006 regional election
Legislature term	VII Legislature (2003–2006)
Predecessor	Pujol VI
Successor	Montilla

The Maragall Government was the regional governmentofCatalonia 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.

Executive Council[edit]

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Pasqual Maragall		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	President	20 December 2003	28 November 2006	[1][2]
	Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira		Republican Left of Catalonia	First Minister	20 December 2003	27 January 2004	[1][2][3]
				Minister Without Portfolio	27 January 2004	20 February 2004	[3]
	Josep Bargalló		Republican Left of Catalonia	Minister of Education	20 December 2003	20 February 2004	[1][2]
				First Minister	20 February 2004	11 May 2006	[4][5][6][7][8]
	Manuel Balcells i Díaz		Republican Left of Catalonia	Minister of Universities, Research and the Information Society	20 April 2006	11 May 2006	[9][10][7][8]
	Francesc Baltasar i Albesa		Initiative for Catalonia Greens	Minister of Environment and Housing	20 April 2006	29 November 2006	[9][10]
	Jordi William Carnes i Ayats		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries	20 April 2006	29 November 2006	[9][10]
	Joan Carretero		Republican Left of Catalonia	Minister of Governance and Public Administration	20 December 2003	20 April 2006	[1][2]
	Antoni Castells		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Economy and Finance	20 December 2003	29 November 2006	[1][2]
	Marta Cid		Republican Left of Catalonia	Minister of Education	20 February 2004	11 May 2006	[4][7][8]
	Joan Manuel del Pozo i Àlvarez		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Education and Universities	15 May 2006	29 November 2006	[11]
	Pere Esteve		Republican Left of Catalonia	Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer Affairs	20 December 2003	15 October 2004	[1][2]
	Carme Figueras		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Social Welfare and Family Affairs	15 May 2006	29 November 2006	[11]
	Marina Geli		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Health and Social Security	20 December 2003	29 November 2006	[1][2]
	Josep Huguet		Republican Left of Catalonia	Minister of Trade, Tourism and Consumer Affairs	16 October 2004	11 May 2006	[7]
	Ferran Mascarell i Canalda		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Culture	20 April 2006	29 November 2006	[9][10]
	Caterina Mieras		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Culture	20 December 2003	20 April 2006	[1][2]
	Salvador Milà		Initiative for Catalonia Greens	Minister of Environment and Housing	20 December 2003	20 April 2006	[1][2]
	Joaquim Nadal		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Town and Country Town and Public Works[a]	20 December 2003	29 November 2006	[1][2]
				Government Spokesperson	20 December 2003	29 November 2006	[2]
				Minister of Presidency	15 May 2006	29 November 2006
	Josep Maria Rañé		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Employment and Industry	20 December 2003	20 April 2006	[1][2]
	Xavier Sabaté i Ibarz		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Governance and Public Administration	15 May 2006	29 November 2006	[11]
	Joan Saura		Initiative for Catalonia Greens	Minister of Institutional Relations and Participation	20 December 2003	29 November 2006	[1][2]
	Anna Simó		Republican Left of Catalonia	Minister of Social Welfare and Family Affairs	20 December 2003	11 May 2006	[1][2][7][8]
	Carles Solà		Independent	Minister of Universities, Research and the Information Society	20 December 2003	20 April 2006	[1][2]
	Antoni Siurana		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries	20 December 2003	20 April 2006	[1][2]
	Montserrat Tura		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Home Affairs[b]	20 December 2003	29 November 2006	[1][2]
	Josep Maria Vallès		Citizens for Change	Minister of Justice	20 December 2003	29 November 2006	[1][2]
	Jordi Valls i Riera		Socialists' Party of Catalonia	Minister of Employment and Industry	20 April 2006	29 November 2006	[9][10]
	Xavier Vendrell		Republican Left of Catalonia	Minister of Governance and Public Administration	20 April 2006	11 May 2006	[9][10][7][8]

Commissions[edit]

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:

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

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

• "The Ministers". Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. Archived from the original on 19 February 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2020.