Established in 1931, the Councilor of Justice (Catalan: Conseller de Justícia, Spanish: Consejero de Justicia) of the Government of Catalonia is the highest representative of the Department of Justice.
| Minister of Justice of Catalonia | |
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| Conseller de Justícia de Catalunya | |
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| Department of Justice and Democratic Quality | |
| Member of | Executive Council of Catalonia |
| Reports to | President of Catalonia |
| Seat | Barcelona |
| Appointer | President of Catalonia |
| Inaugural holder | Pere Comas i Calvet |
| Formation | 28 April 1931 |
| Website | Department of Justice, Catalonia |
The Center for Legal Studies and Specialized Training and the Center for Contemporary History remain attached to the department.
Functions
editThe functions of the Department of Justice correspond to:[1]
- The functions related to the Justice Administration in Catalonia and its modernization.
- Penitentiary services, rehabilitation and juvenile justice.
- The conservation, updating and development of civil law in Catalonia.
- Associations, foundations, professional colleges and academies.
- Notaries and registrars.
- The promotion and development of alternative means of conflict resolution.
- Religious affairs
- The democratic memory, the promotion of peace and political and civil human rights.
- The regulation and supervision of interest groups.
- Any other attributed to you by law and other provisions.
List of ministers
edit| Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | President | Ministerial title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pere Comas i Calvet | |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 28 April 1931 | 20 November 1932 | Francesc Macià | Minister of Justice and Law | ||
| 19 December 1932 | 24 January 1933 | |||||||
| Pere Coromines i Montanya |  |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 24 January 1933 | 3 January 1934 | ||||
| Joan Lluhí | National Left Republican Party | 3 January 1934 | 13 October 1934 | Lluís Companys | Minister of Justice | |||
| 1 March 1936 | 26 May 1936 | |||||||
| Pere Comas i Calvet | |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 26 May 1936 | 31 July 1936 | ||||
| Josep Quero i Molares | |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 31 July 1936 | 26 September 1936 | ||||
| Andreu Nin Pérez | |
Workers' Party of Marxist Unification | 26 September 1936 | 17 December 1936 | ||||
| Rafael Vidiella | Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia | 17 December 1936 | 3 April 1937 | |||||
| Joan Comorera |  |
Unión General de Trabajadores | 3 April 1937 | 16 April 1937 | Minister of Work, Public Works and Justice | |||
| 16 April 1937 | 5 May 1937 | Minister of Justice | ||||||
| Rafael Vidiella | Unión General de Trabajadores | 5 May 1937 | 29 June 1937 | Minister of Work, Public Works, Justice and Supplies | ||||
| Pere Bosch-Gimpera |  |
Catalan Republican Action | 29 June 1937 | 2 February 1939 | Minister of Justice | |||
| Ignasi de Gispert i Jordà | |
Democratic Union of Catalonia | 8 May 1980 | 24 August 1982 | Jordi Pujol | |||
| Agustí Bassols i Parés | |
Democratic Union of Catalonia | 24 August 1982 | 9 May 1986 | ||||
| Joaquim Xicoy i Bassegoda | |
Democratic Union of Catalonia | 9 May 1986 | 4 July 1988 | ||||
| Agustí Bassols i Parés | |
Democratic Union of Catalonia | 4 July 1988 | 22 December 1992 | ||||
| Antoni Isac i Aguilar |  |
Democratic Union of Catalonia | 22 December 1992 | 1 February 1995 | ||||
| Núria de Gispert |  |
Democratic Union of Catalonia | 1 February 1995 | 5 February 2001 | ||||
| Josep-Delfí Guàrdia i Canela | |
Democratic Union of Catalonia | 5 February 2001 | 4 November 2002 | ||||
| Núria de Gispert | |
Democratic Union of Catalonia | 4 November 2002 | 17 December 2003 | Minister of Justice and the Interior | |||
| Josep Maria Vallès |  |
Citizens for Change | 17 December 2003 | 29 November 2006 | Pasqual Maragall | Minister of Justice | ||
| Montserrat Tura |  |
Socialists' Party of Catalonia | 29 November 2006 | 29 December 2010 | José Montilla | |||
| Pilar Fernández i Bozal |  |
Independent | 29 December 2010 | 27 December 2012 | Artur Mas | |||
| Germà Gordó i Aubarell |  |
Democratic Convergence of Catalonia | 27 December 2012 | 14 January 2016 | ||||
| Carles Mundó |  |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 14 January 2016 | 28 October 2017 | Carles Puigdemont | |||
| Ester Capella |  |
Republican Left of Catalonia | 2 June 2018 | 26 May 2021 | Quim Torra | |||
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Together for Catalonia | 26 May 2021 | 10 October 2022 | Pere Aragonès | |||
| Gemma Ubasart |  |
Independent | 10 October 2022 | 12 August 2024 | Minister of Justice, Rights and Memory | |||
| Ramon Espadaler | |
United to Advance | 12 August 2024 | Incumbent | Salvador Illa | Minister of Justice and Democratic Quality | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Resultats i fitxa". Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan). Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "Torra nominates new government including jailed and exiled officials". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Torra nombra en su Govern a Aragonès, Artadi, Turull, Rull, Comín, Puig y Maragall". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Puente, Arturo (19 May 2018). "Torra nombra a los encarcelados Turull y Rull consellers de su nuevo Govern". eldiario.es (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "El nou executiu tindrà 13 departaments" (in Catalan). Barcelona, Spain: Generalitat de Catalunya. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Catalan government takes office in emotional event, lifting direct rule". Catalan News Agency. Barcelona, Spain. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Villalonga, Carles (2 June 2018). "El nuevo Govern de Torra toma posesión en un acto reivindicativo y escenifica el fin del 155". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 3 June 2018.