Joan Rigol
Joan Rigol | |
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Rigol in 2001 | |
| 11th President of Catalan Parliament | |
| In office 29 November 1999 – 17 December 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Reventós |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Benach |
| Minister of Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| In office 8 May 1980 – 18 June 1984 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Codina i Torres |
| Succeeded by | Oriol Badia i Tobella |
| Minister of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya | |
| In office 18 June 1984 – 19 December 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Max Canher i Garcia |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Ferrer Roca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1943 Torrelles de Llobregat, Spain |
| Died | 7 May 2024 (aged 81) |
| Political party | UDC |
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. 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.