President of the Government of Catalonia

President of the Government of Catalonia
President de la Generalitat de Catalunya
Emblem of the Generalitat
Incumbent Salvador Illa since 10 August 2024
Executive Council of Catalonia Generalitat de Catalunya
Style	El Molt Honorable Senyor (The Right Honourable)
Residence	Casa dels Canonges
Seat	Barcelona
Nominator	Parliament of Catalonia
Appointer	The Monarch countersigned by the Prime Minister
Term length	Four years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Berenguer de Cruïlles (1359)
Formation	1359
Deputy	Vice President
Website	president.cat

The president of the Government of Catalonia (Catalan: President de la Generalitat de Catalunya, IPA: [pɾəziˈðen də lə ʒənəɾəliˈtad də kətəˈluɲə]) is head of government of Catalonia, leading the executive branch of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Catalan government.

It is one of the bodies that the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia stipulates as part of the Generalitat de Catalunya, others being the Parliament, the Government or Executive Council, the Council for Statutory Guarantees, and the Catalan Ombudsman (Síndic de Greuges).

The current president is Salvador Illa of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia, who won a plurality in the 2024 Catalan regional election and formed the first unionist government in Catalonia since 2010.^[1]