Joan Rigol Explained

Joan Rigol
Birth Date:4 April 1943
Birth Place:Torrelles de Llobregat, Spain
Office:11th President of Catalan Parliament
Term Start:29 November 1999
Term End:17 December 2003
Predecessor:Joan Reventós
Successor:Ernest Benach
Office2:Minister of Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Term Start2:8 May 1980
Term End2:18 June 1984
Predecessor2:Joan Codina i Torres
Successor2:Oriol Badia i Tobella
Office3:Minister of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Term Start3:18 June 1984
Term End3:19 December 1985
Predecessor3:Max Canher i Garcia
Successor3:Joaquim Ferrer Roca
Party:UDC

Joan Rigol i Roig (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parlament-cat.net/portal/page?_pageid=34,34329&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. https://www.rac1.cat/politica/20240507/134721/mor-expresident-parlament-joan-rigol-81-anys.html Mor l'expresident del Parlament Joan Rigol als 81 anys