List of presidents of the Government of Catalonia

The list of presidents of the Government of Catalonia compiles the official list of presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya since its inception in 1359 to present time. It has been the traditional way of listing presidents, starting with Berenguer de Cruïlles. The most recent stable version of the list dates from 2003, by Josep M. Solé i Sabaté in his work Historia de la Generalitat de Catalunya i dels seus presidents. The procedure to set up this list is the following: for the period of the medieval Generalitat (Deputation of the General), the president was the most eminent ecclesiastic deputy of the Deputation of the General of Catalonia (popularly known as Generalitat), a body of the Catalan Courts dissolved in 1716 and reinstated for two years in 1874. From April 1931 on, the list includes the elected presidents as well as the proclaimed exiled presidents during the Francoist dictatorship. The functions of the President of the Government of Catalonia have varied considerably over history, in parallel with the attributions of the Generalitat itself.

Fourteenth century
Here follows a list of representatives of Catalan institutions through the ages. The Presidents as such first appeared with the modern Generalitat in the 20th century.


 * 1) Berenguer de Cruïlles, Bishop of Girona (1359–1366)
 * 2) Romeu Sescomes, Bishop of Lleida (1363–1364)
 * 3) Ramon Gener (1364–1365)
 * 4) Bernat Vallès, canon of Barcelona (1365–1367)
 * Romeu Sescomes, Bishop of Lleida (1375–1376)
 * 1) Joan I d'Empúries (1376)
 * 2) Guillem de Guimerà i d'Abella, Grand Prior of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem (1376–1377)
 * 3) Galceren de Besora i de Cartellà, almoner of Ripoll (1377–1378)
 * Ramon Gener (1379–1380)
 * 1) Felip d'Anglesola, canon of Tarragona (1380)
 * 2) Pere de Santamans, canon of Tortosa (1381–1383)
 * 3) Arnau Descolomer, cleric from Girona (1384–1389)
 * 4) Miquel de Santjoan, canon of Girona (1389–1396)
 * 5) Alfons de Tous, canon of Barcelona (1396–1413)

Fifteenth century
1. Alfons de Tous, canon of Barcelona (1396–1413)

2. Marc de Vilalba, Abbot of Montserrat (1413–1416)

3. Andreu Bertran, Bishop of Barcelona (1416–1419)

4. Joan Desgarrigues, Commendatory abbot of Masdéu (1419–1422)

5. Dalmau de Cartellà, Abbot of Ripoll (1422–1425)

6. Felip de Malla, canon of Barcelona (1425–1428)

7. Domènec Ram, Bishop of Lleida (1428–1431)
 * Marc de Vilalba, Abbot of Montserrat (1431–1434)

8. Pere de Palou, canon of Barcelona (1434–1437)

9. Pere de Darnius, chief sacristan of Girona (1437–1440)

10. Antoni d'Avinyó i de Moles, Abbot of Montserrat (1440–1443)

11. Jaume de Cardona i de Gandia, canon of Barcelona (1443–1446)

12. Pero Ximénez de Urrea, Archbishop of Tarragona (1446–1449)

13. Bertran Samasó, Abbot of Ripoll (1449–1452)

14. Bernat Guillem Samasó, Abbot of Àger (1452–1455)

15. Nicolau Pujades, archdeacon of Barcelona (1455–1458)

16. Antoni-Pere Ferrer, Abbot of Montserrat (1458–1461)

17. Manuel de Montsuar, canon of Lleida (1461–1464)

18. Francesc Colom, archdeacon of the Vallès (1464–1467)

19. Ponç Andreu de Vilar, Abbot of Ripoll (1467–1470)

20. Miquel Samsó, Abbot of Breda (1470–1473)

21. Joan Maurici de Ribes, Abbot of Santa Maria de la Real of Perpignan (Perpinyà) (1473–1476)

22. Miquel Delgado, Abbot of Poblet (1476–1478)

23. Pere Joan Llobera, sacristan of Sant Joan de les Abadesses (1478–1479)

24. Berenguer de Sos, deacon of Barcelona (1479–1482)

25. Pere de Cardona, Bishop of Urgell (1482–1485)
 * Ponç Andreu de Vilar, Abbot of Ripoll (1485–1488)

26. Juan Payo Coello, Abbot of Poblet (1488–1491)

27. Joan de Peralta, Abbot of Montserrat (1491–1494)

28. Francí Vicenç, prior of Tarragona (1494–1497)

29. Pedro de Mendoza, Abbot of Santes Creus (1497–1500)

Sixteenth century
1. Alfons d'Aragó, Bishop of Tortosa (1500–1503)

2. Ferrer Nicolau de Gualbes i Desvalls, canon of Barcelona (1503–1504)

3. Gonzalo Fernández de Heredia, Archbishop of Tarragona (1504–1506)

4. Lluís Desplà i d'Oms, canon of Barcelona (1506–1509)

5. Jordi Sanç, provost (paborde) of Valencia (1509–1512)

6. Joan d'Aragó, castellan of Amposta (1512–1514)

7. Jaume Fiella (1514–1515)

8. Esteve de Garret, archdeacon of Tortosa (1515–1518)

9. Bernat de Corbera, archdeacon of Tarragona (1518–1521)

10. Joan Margarit i de Requesens, archdeacon of Girona (1521–1524)

11. Lluís de Cardona i Enríquez, Abbot of Solsona (1524–1527)

12. Francesc de Solsona, canon of Lleida (1527–1530)

13. Francesc Oliver i de Boteller, canon of Tortosa (1530–1533)

14. Dionís de Carcassona, canon of Lleida (1533–1536)

15. Joan Pasqual, canon of la Seu d'Urgell (1536–1539)

16. Jeroni de Requesens i Roís de Liori (also known as Girolamo Doria), Archbishop of Tarragona (1539–1542)

17. Miquel Puig, Commedatory abbot of Serrateix (1542–1545)

18. Jaume Caçador, canon of Barcelona (1545–1548)

19. Miquel d'Oms i de Sentmenat, canon of Elna (1548–1551)

20. Onofre de Copons i de Vilafranca, cleric (1551–1552)

21. Miquel de Ferrer i de Marimon (1552)

22. Joan de Tormo (1552–1553)

23. Miquel de Tormo (1553–1554)

24. Francesc Jeroni Benet Franc, archdeacon of Barcelona (1554–1557)

25. Pere Àngel Ferrer i Despuig, Abbot of Sant Cugat del Vallès (1557–1559)

26. Ferran de Lloaces i Peres, canon of Elna (1559–1560)
 * Miquel d'Oms i de Sentmenat, canon of Elna (1560–1563)

27. Onofre Gomis (1563–1566)

28. Francesc Giginta, Abbot of Amer (1566–1569)

29. Benet de Tocco (also known as Marco Antoni di Tocco), Bishop of Vic (1569–1572)

30. Jaume Cerveró, canon of Tortosa (1572–1575)

31. Pere Oliver de Boteller i de Riquer, canon of Tortosa (1575–1578)
 * Benet de Tocco (also known as Marco Antoni di Tocco), Bishop of Girona (1578–1581)

32. Rafael d'Oms, archdeacon of Tarragona (1581–1584)

33. Jaume Beuló, canon of Vic (1584)
 * Pere Oliver de Boteller i de Riquer, canon of Tortosa (1584–1587)

34. Martí Joan de Calders (1587)

35. Francesc Oliver de Boteller, Abbot of Poblet (1587–1588)

36. Jaume Caçador i Claret, Bishop of Girona (1590–1593)

37. Miquel d'Agullana, canon of Girona (1593–1596)
 * Francesc Oliver de Boteller, Abbot of Poblet (1596–1598)

38. Francesc Oliveres (1598–1599)

39. Jaume Cordelles i Oms, canon of Barcelona (1599–1602)

Seventeenth century
1. Jaume Cordelles i Oms, canon of Barcelona (1599–1602)

2. Bernat de Cardona i de Queralt, Abbot of Cuixà (1602–1605)

3. Pere Pau Caçador i d'Aguilar-Dusai, canon of Barcelona (1605–1608)

4. Onofre d'Alentorn i de Botella, canon of Lleida (1608–1611)

5. Francesc de Sentjust i de Castre, Abbot of Arles (1611–1614)

6. Ramon d'Olmera i d'Alemany, commander of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem (1614–1616)

7. Miquel d'Aimeric (1616–1617)

8. Lluís de Tena, Bishop of Tortosa (1617–1620)

9. Benet Fontanella, Abbot of Besalú (1620–1623)

10. Pere de Magarola i Fontanet, Bishop of Elna (1623–1626)

11. Francesc Morillo, Archdeacon of la Seu d'Urgell (1626–1629)

12. Pere Antoni Serra, Bishop of Lleida (1629–1632)

13. Esteve Salacruz Abbot of Sant Pere de Galligants (1632)

14. García Gil Manrique, Bishop of Girona (1632–1635)

15. Miquel d'Alentorn i de Salbà, Abbot of Amer (1635–1638)

16. Pau Claris i Casademunt, archdeacon of la Seu d'Urgell (1638–1641)

17. Josep Soler (1641)

18. Bernat de Cardona i de Raset, archdeacon of Girona (1641–1644)

19. Gispert d'Amat i Desbosc de Sant Vincenç,Abbot of Sant Pere de Galligants (1644–1647)

20. Andreu Pont, Abbot of Amer (1647–1650)

21. Pau del Rosso, deacon of Barcelona (1650–1654)

22. Francesc Pijoan (1654–1656)

23. Josep Jeroni Besora, deacon of Barcelona (1656–1659)

24. Pau d'Àger, canon of Lleida (1659–1662)

25. Jaume de Copons i de Tamarit, canon of la Seu d'Urgell (1662–1665)

26. Josep de Magarola i de Grau, Abbot of Camprodon (1665–1668)

27. Joan Pagès i Vallgornera, canon (1668–1671)

28. Josep de Camporells i de Sabater, canon of la Seu d'Urgell (1671–1674)

29. Esteve Mercadal i Dou, archdeacon of Vic (1674–1677)

30. Alfonso de Sotomayor, Bishop of Barcelona (1677–1680)

31. Josep Sastre i Prats, Abbot of Sant Pau de Camp (1680–1683)

32. Baltasar de Muntaner i de Sacosta, provost (paborde) of Berga (1683–1686)

33. Antoni de Saiol i de Quarteroni, canon of Barcelona (1686–1689)

34. Benet Ignasi de Salazar, Bishop of Barcelona (1689–1692)

35. Antoni de Planella i de Cruïlles, Abbot of Besalú (1692–1695)

36. Rafael de Pinyana i Galvany, canon of Tortosa (1695–1698)

37. Climent de Solanell i de Foix, almoner of Àger (1698–1701)

Eighteenth century
1. Climent de Solanell i de Foix, almoner of Àger (1698–1701)

2. Josep Antoni Valls i Pandutxo (1701)
 * Antoni de Planella i de Cruïlles, Abbot of Besalu (1701–1704)

3. Francesc de Valls i Freixa (1704–1705)

4. Josep Grau, deacon of Solsona (1705–1707)

5. Manuel de Copons i d'Esquerrer, of Santa Maria de Banyoles (1707–1710)

6. Francesc Antoni de Solanell i de Montella, Abbot of Sant Pere de Galligants (1710–1713)

7. Josep de Vilamala, sacristan of Sant Esteve de Banyoles (1713–1716)

Second Republic and exile (1931–1977)

 * Governments:

Restored autonomy (1977–present)

 * Governments: