Joan Rigol

Joan Rigol
Rigol in 2001
11th President of Catalan Parliament
In office
29 November 1999 – 17 December 2003
Preceded byJoan Reventós
Succeeded byErnest Benach
Minister of Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office
8 May 1980 – 18 June 1984
Preceded byJoan Codina i Torres
Succeeded byOriol Badia i Tobella
Minister of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office
18 June 1984 – 19 December 1985
Preceded byMax Canher i Garcia
Succeeded byJoaquim Ferrer Roca
Personal details
Born(1943-04-04)4 April 1943
Torrelles de Llobregat, Spain
Died7 May 2024(2024-05-07) (aged 81)
Political partyUDC

Joan Rigol i Roig (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈan riˈɣɔl]; 4 April 1943 – 7 May 2024) was a Spanish politician. He was a president of the Parliament of Catalonia.[1] Rigol also sat in the Spanish Congress from 1979 to 1980, representing Barcelona Province.

Rigol studied philosophy and held a Master's degree 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.

Rigol died on 7 May 2024, aged 81.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.parlament-cat.net/portal/page?_pageid=34,34329&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Mor l'expresident del Parlament Joan Rigol als 81 anys (in Catalan)
Preceded by Minister of Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya
1980–1984 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya
1984–1985 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Catalan Parliament
1999–2003 		Succeeded by


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