Joan Rigol

Joan Rigol
Rigol in 2001
11th President of Catalan Parliament
In office
29 November 1999 – 17 December 2003
Preceded byJoan Reventós
Succeeded byErnest Benach
Minister of Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office
8 May 1980 – 18 June 1984
Preceded byJoan Codina i Torres
Succeeded byOriol Badia i Tobella
Minister of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office
18 June 1984 – 19 December 1985
Preceded byMax Canher i Garcia
Succeeded byJoaquim Ferrer Roca
Personal details
Born(1943-04-04)4 April 1943
Torrelles de Llobregat, Spain
Died7 May 2024(2024-05-07) (aged 81)
Political partyUDC

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.[1] 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.parlament-cat.net/portal/page?_pageid=34,34329&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
  2. ^ Mor l'expresident del Parlament Joan Rigol als 81 anys (in Catalan)


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