Since 2003 he has been the Mayor of La Seu d'Urgell, in the Province of Lleida, he was reelected on 27 May 2007. Since 30 November 1995 he has been a deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia for Lleida province. He was the president of the Commission of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (29 November 1999 – 17 December 2003).