Government of Pasqual Maragall
Government of Pasqual Maragall | |
|---|---|
Executive Council of Catalonia | |
| 2003–2006 | |
Pasqual Maragall in 2004. | |
| Date formed | 22 December 2003 |
| Date dissolved | 29 November 2006 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Felipe VI |
| President | Pasqual Maragall |
| First Minister | Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira (2003–2004) Josep Bargalló (2004–2006) |
| No. of ministers | 16 |
| Total no. of members | 23 |
| Member parties | PSC ERC (2003–2006) ICV–EUiA |
| Status in legislature | Majority coalition government (2003–2006) Minority government (2006) |
| Opposition party | CiU |
| Opposition leader | Artur Mas |
| History | |
| Election | 2003 regional election |
| Outgoing election | 2006 regional election |
| Legislature term | 7th Parliament |
| Budget | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Predecessor | Pujol VI |
| Successor | Montilla |
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The government of Pasqual Maragall was formed on 22 December 2003 following the latter's election as President of the Government of Catalonia by the Parliament of Catalonia on 16 December and his swearing-in on 18 December, as a result of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Initiative for Catalonia Greens–United and Alternative Left (ICV–EUiA) being able to muster a majority of seats in the Parliament following the 2003 Catalan regional election. It succeeded the sixth Pujol government and was the Government of Catalonia from 22 December 2003 to 29 November 2006, a total of 1,073 days, or 2 years, 11 months and 7 days.
Until 2006, the cabinet comprised members of PSC, ERC and ICV–EUiA, as well as a number of independents proposed by the first two parties. On 12 May 2006, Maragall expelled ERC from the government following its opposition to the new Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia in the voting held in the Cortes Generales on 30 March and 10 May, and ahead of the 18 June referendum. It was automatically dismissed on 2 November 2006 as a consequence of the 2006 regional election, but remained in acting capacity until the next government was sworn in.