Salvador Illa
Salvador Illa | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| President of the Government of Catalonia | |
| Assumed office 10 August 2024 | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| Preceded by | Pere Aragonès |
| Minister of Health of Spain | |
| In office 13 January 2020 – 27 January 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Pedro Sánchez |
| Preceded by | María Luisa Carcedo |
| Succeeded by | Carolina Darias |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Catalonia | |
| In office 21 May 2021 – 10 August 2024 | |
| President | Pere Aragonès |
| Preceded by | Carlos Carrizosa |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| First Secretary of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia | |
| Assumed office 19 December 2021 | |
| Deputy | Meritxell Batet Alícia Romero Jaume Collboni Lluïsa Moret Marta Farrés |
| Preceded by | Miquel Iceta |
| Mayor of La Roca del Vallès | |
| In office 4 June 1999 – 17 September 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Josep Estapé Vilà |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Ros Panedo |
| In office 23 September 1995 – 5 February 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Romà Planas i Miró |
| Succeeded by | Josep Estapé Vilà |
| Member of the La Roca del Vallès City Council | |
| In office 30 June 1987 – 17 September 2005 | |
| Constituency | Barcelona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Salvador Illa Roca 5 May 1966 La Roca del Vallès (Barcelona), Catalonia, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spain |
| Political party | Socialists' Party of Catalonia (since 1995) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (until 1995) |
| Spouse(s) | Marta Estruch Macías |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona (BA) University of Navarra (MBA) |
Salvador Illa Roca (ca; born 5 May 1966) is a Spanish politician who is the President of the Government of Catalonia since 2024.
He also served as Minister of Health of the Government of Spain from 2020 to 2021. He has been the Secretary for Organization of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia since 2016, and the candidate for the presidency of Catalonia for this party.
Previously, Illa served as Mayor of La Roca del Vallès from 1995 to 2005.
Early years and studies
Born in La Roca del Vallès, Spain on 5 May 1966, Illa is the son of Josep Illa, a worker at the Textiles and Embroidery factory in that municipality, and María Roca, who owned a small textile workshop. He has two younger brothers, Ramón and José María.[1]
References
- ↑ "Illa, el hijo de obreros que llegó de rebote al Gobierno y ahora es el ministro de Sanidad que cae bien". El Español (in European Spanish). 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-03-21.