Joan Rigol i Roig | |
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11th President of Catalan Parliament | |
In office 29 November 1999 – 17 December 2003 |
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Preceded by | Joan Reventós |
Succeeded by | Ernest Benach |
Minister of Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
In office 8 May 1980 – 18 June 1984 |
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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 |
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Preceded by | Max Canher i Garcia |
Succeeded by | Joaquim Ferrer Roca |
Personal details | |
Born |
Torrelles de Llobregat (Baix Llobregat) |
4 April 1943
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.