Carles Puigdemont
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The Very Honourable Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó |
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| 130th President of the Generalitat of Catalonia | |
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Assumed office 12 January 2016 |
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| Vice President | Oriol Junqueras |
| Preceded by | Artur Mas |
| Mayor of Girona | |
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In office 1 July 2011 – 11 January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Anna Pagans |
| Succeeded by | Albert Ballesta |
| Member of the Parliament of Catalonia | |
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Assumed office 10 November 2006 |
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| Constituency | Girona |
| President of the Association of Municipalities for Independence | |
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In office 17 July 2015 – 11 January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Josep Maria Vila d'Abadal |
| Succeeded by | Josep Andreu |
| Personal details | |
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29 December 1962 Amer, Catalonia, Spain |
| Political party |
Catalan European Democratic Party (since 2016) Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (1983 to 2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Marcela Topor |
| Children | Magalí Maria |
| Profession | Journalist |
Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó (
karɫəs pudʒðəˈmon i kazəmə'ʒo ; Amer, December 29, 1962) is a Spanish Catalan politician and former journalist. He is the current President of the Generalitat of Catalonia.
Born in Amer (Girona), his early career focused on journalism in various local newspapers. He later became director of the Catalan Agency of News, as well as the weekly Catalonia Today. A supporter of Convergence and Union (CiU) from 1983 to 2016, he began his political career in 2006, when he was chosen deputy to the Parliament by CiU.
In 2011 he was elected mayor of Girona, where he lived for years, after winning the municipal elections held the same year. Four years later he became the new president of the Association of Municipalities for Independence.
On January 10, 2016 he was invested the 130th president of the Generalitat of Catalonia by the Parliament of Catalonia. This followed an agreement carried out the day before between Together for Yes and the CUP, in which it was announced that he would replace Artur Mas as president of the Generalitat in exchange for a guarantee of parliamentary stability for his Government. On January 14 he presented his new Government.
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