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Joan Rigol

Joan Rigol i Roig
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11th President of Catalan Parliament
In office
29 November 1999 – 17 December 2003
Preceded by Joan Reventós
Succeeded by Ernest Benach
Minister of Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office
8 May 1980 – 18 June 1984
Preceded by Joan Codina i Torres
Succeeded by Oriol Badia i Tobella
Minister of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office
18 June 1984 – 19 December 1985
Preceded by Max Canher i Garcia
Succeeded by Joaquim Ferrer Roca
Personal details
Born (1943-04-04) 4 April 1943 (age 74)
Torrelles de Llobregat (Baix Llobregat)
Political party UDC

Joan Rigol i Roig (Torrelles de Llobregat - 4 April 1943) is a Spanish politician. He is a former president of the Parliament of Catalonia. Rigol also sat in the Spanish Congress from 1979 to 1980, representing Barcelona Province.

He studied philosophy and holds a Master in Business Administration from ESADE. In 1976 he joined the Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC), the political party which he presided from 1987 to 2000.



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