Josep Bargalló
Josep Bargalló i Valls (born 3 October 1958) is a Spanish teacher and politician from Catalonia and the current Minister of Education of Catalonia.
The Honourable Josep Bargalló | |
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Bargalló in June 2018 | |
| Minister of Education of Catalonia | |
| In office 2 June 2018 – 24 May 2021 | |
| President | Quim Torra |
| Preceded by | Clara Ponsatí (Direct rule until 2 June 2018) |
| Succeeded by | Josep González |
| In office 20 December 2003 – 20 February 2004 | |
| President | Pasqual Maragall |
| Preceded by | Carme Laura Gil |
| Succeeded by | Marta Cid |
| First Minister of Catalonia | |
| In office 20 February 2004 – 11 May 2006 | |
| President | Pasqual Maragall |
| Preceded by | Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira |
| Succeeded by | Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira |
| Member of the Catalan Parliament for the Province of Tarragona | |
| In office 3 April 1992 – 23 September 2003 | |
| In office 17 November 2006 – 3 January 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Sergi de los Ríos i Martínez |
| Member of Torredembarra Municipal Council | |
| In office 1995–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Josep Bargalló i Valls 3 October 1958 Torredembarra, Catalonia, Spain |
| Citizenship | Spanish |
| Political party | Republican Left of Catalonia |
| Other political affiliations | Republican Left of Catalonia–Catalonia Yes |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona Rovira i Virgili University |
| Occupation | Teacher |
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Born in 1958 in Torredembarra, Bargalló studied philology at the University of Barcelona before becoming a teacher. He was a member of the municipal council in Torredembarra from 1995 to 2003. He was a member of the Parliament of Catalonia from April 1992 to September 2003 when he retired from politics. However, in December 2003 he was appointed Minister of Education of Catalonia and in February 2004 he was promoted to Chief Advisor/First Minister of Catalonia. Bargalló and other Republican Left of Catalonia ministers were sacked from the Catalan government in May 2006.
Bargalló was re-elected to the Parliament of Catalonia in December 2006 but resigned in January 2007 after being appointed director of the Institut Ramon Llull, a position he held until December 2010. He was also director of the Fundació Ramon Llull from 2008 to 2010. Bargalló returned to politics in June 2018 when he was appointed Minister of Education of Catalonia for a second time.