Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira
Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛb ʎuˈis kəˈɾɔd ruˈβiɾə]) (born 17 May 1952 in Cambrils, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish politician. He was the Vice-president of the Catalan Government from 2006 to 2010. From 1996 to 2008 he was the leader of the Republican Left of Catalonia (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, ERC). ERC campaigns for Catalonia's independence from Spain and, secondarily, extend it to other Catalan Countries, the whole Catalan linguistic domain.
The Honourable Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira | |
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| 1st Vice President of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| In office 29 November 2006 – 29 December 2010 | |
| President | José Montilla |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Joana Ortega (as Vice President and Minister of Governance and Institutional Relations) |
| 2nd First Minister of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| In office 17 December 2003 – 20 February 2004 | |
| President | Pasqual Maragall |
| Preceded by | Artur Mas |
| Succeeded by | Josep Bargalló |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1952 Cambrils, Tarragona, Catalonia, (Spain) |
| Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
| Spouse | Teresa Comas |
| Occupation | Politician and Philologist |
He was one of the two Vice Presidents of the Catalan autonomous government formed after the 2006 Catalan regional election. He now serves as vice president of the Ramon Llull Foundation. Previously, after the previous 2003 cabinet, he was appointed First Minister (Catalan: conseller en cap) of the Generalitat de Catalunya. After his, at times, controversial style, eventually the other partners in the cabinet forced him to resign after his action culminated in a secret meeting with representatives of the Basque separatist group ETA, which was leaked to the press; this was followed by general political pressure asking for his resignation.