Salvador Illa

Salvador Illa
Official portrait, 2024
President of the Government of Catalonia
Assumed office
10 August 2024
MonarchFelipe VI
Preceded byPere Aragonès
Minister of Health of Spain
In office
13 January 2020 – 27 January 2021
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byMaría Luisa Carcedo
Succeeded byCarolina Darias
Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Catalonia
In office
21 May 2021 – 10 August 2024
PresidentPere Aragonès
Preceded byCarlos Carrizosa
Succeeded byTBD
First Secretary of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia
Assumed office
19 December 2021
DeputyMeritxell Batet
Alícia Romero
Jaume Collboni
Lluïsa Moret [ca; es]
Marta Farrés
Preceded byMiquel Iceta
Mayor of La Roca del Vallès
In office
4 June 1999 – 17 September 2005
Preceded byJosep Estapé Vilà
Succeeded byRafael Ros Panedo
In office
23 September 1995 – 5 February 1999
Preceded byRomà Planas i Miró
Succeeded byJosep Estapé Vilà
Member of the La Roca del Vallès City Council
In office
30 June 1987 – 17 September 2005
ConstituencyBarcelona
Personal details
Born
Salvador Illa Roca

(1966-05-05) 5 May 1966 (age 58)
La Roca del Vallès, Spain
CitizenshipSpain
Political partySocialists' Party of Catalonia (since 1995)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (until 1995)
SpouseMarta Estruch Macías
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Barcelona (BA)
University of Navarra (MBA)

Salvador Illa Roca (Catalan pronunciation: [səlβəˈðo ˈiʎə ˈrɔkə]; born 5 May 1966) is a Spanish politician serving as the President of the Government of Catalonia since 2024. He also served as Minister of Health of Spain from 2020 to 2021. He has been the Secretary for Organization of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia since 2016, and the candidate for the presidency of Catalonia for this party. Previously, Illa served as Mayor of La Roca del Vallès from 1995 to 2005.