Board of the Parliament of Catalonia explained

The Board of the Parliament of Catalonia (Catalan; Valencian: Mesa del Parlament) is the body responsible for the management of the Parliament of Catalonia. It is composed of the President of the Parliament, the two Vice-Presidents of the Parliament and four Secretaries, who are elected (in separate votes) by the Plenary Assembly.

The main functions of the Board are

• to organize the work of Parliament;
• to interpret parliamentary procedure;
• to manage the various support services of Parliament.

The President (or one of the Vice-Presidents as necessary) is also responsible for chairing sessions of the Plenary Assembly, and for the external representation of Parliament.

Members

First Parliament

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Second Parliament

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Third Parliament

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Fourth Parliament

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Fifth Parliament

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Sixth Parliament

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Seventh Parliament

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Eighth Parliament

The composition of the Board of the Eighth legislature was published in the Catalan; Valencian: Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya on 17 November 2006.

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Ninth Parliament

The Board of the ninth Parliament of Catalonia was elected on 16 December 2010.^[1]

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Tenth Parliament

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Eleventh Parliament

The Board of the eleventh Parliament of Catalonia was elected on 26 October 2015.^{[2] [3]}

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Twelfth Parliament

The Board of the twelfth Parliament of Catalonia was elected on 17 January 2018.^{[4] [5]}

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"									^[6] ^[7] ^[8]
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary			^[9]
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

Thirteenth Parliament

The Board of the thirteenth Parliament of Catalonia was elected on 12 March 2021.^[10]

scope=col colspan="2"	Name	scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Office	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
!align="center" style="background:;"									^[11]
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Vice-President
!align="center" style="background:;"					First Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Second Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Third Secretary
!align="center" style="background:;"					Fourth Secretary

References

• Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia (2006), Art. 59.1.
• Web site: Parlament de Catalunya - Òrgans . Catalan . 2011-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706214922/http://www.parlament.cat/web/composicio/president-mesa/historial . 2011-07-06 .

Notes and References

1. News: Blanchar. Clara. Núria de Gispert, primera presidenta del Parlamento catalán. 19 January 2018. El País. 16 December 2010. Madrid, Spain. Spanish.
2. News: Julve. Rafa. Rico. Jose. Parlament con los votos de JxSí, la CUP y parte de Sí que es Pot. 19 January 2018. El Periódico de Catalunya. 26 October 2015. Barcelona, Spain. Spanish.
3. News: Puente. Arturo. Carme Forcadell, elegida presidenta del Parlament con el 57% de los votos. 19 January 2018. eldiario.es. 26 October 2015. Spanish.
4. News: Pardo Torregrosa. Iñaki. Así es la nueva Mesa del Parlament. 19 January 2018. La Vanguardia. 17 January 2018. Barcelona, Spain. Spanish.
5. News: Ubieto. Gabriel. Així és la nova Mesa del Parlament. 19 January 2018. El Periódico de Catalunya. 17 January 2018. Barcelona, Spain. Catalan.
6. News: Catalonia MPs elect separatist speaker as parliament reconvenes. 17 January 2018. BBC News. 17 January 2018. London, U.K..
7. News: Catalan lawmakers elect separatist parliamentary speaker as sacked leader Carles Puigdemont eyes comeback. 17 January 2018. The New Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 17 January 2018. Chennai, India.
8. News: Roger Torrent, new Catalan Parliament president. 17 January 2018. Catalan News Agency. 17 January 2018. Barcelona, Spain.
9. BOPC 094/12: Tramitacions generals . Butlletí Oficial del Parlament de Catalunya . 6 June 2018 . XII . 94 . 18 . 12 June 2018 . Parliament of Catalonia.
10. News: Laura Borràs, elegida presidenta del Parlament de Catalunya. 12 March 2021. 3/24. 21 March 2021. Barcelona, Spain. Catalan.
11. News: Laura Borràs elected as new speaker of the Catalan Parliament. 12 March 2021. VilaWeb. 12 March 2021. Barcelona, Spain.