Artur Mas

The Right Honourable Artur Mas
129th President of the Government of Catalonia
In office 24 December 2010 – 11 January 2016
Monarch	Juan Carlos I Felipe VI
Vice President	Joana Ortega Neus Munté
Preceded by	José Montilla
Succeeded by	Carles Puigdemont
First Minister of Catalonia
In office 19 January 2001 – 20 December 2003
President	Jordi Pujol
Preceded by	Josep Tarradellas (1937)
Succeeded by	Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira
Leader of the Opposition of Catalonia
In office 27 May 2004 – 23 December 2010
Preceded by	Pasqual Maragall (2003)
Succeeded by	Joaquim Nadal
Minister of Economy and Finance of Catalonia
In office 30 July 1997 – 17 January 2001
President	Jordi Pujol
Preceded by	Macià Alavedra
Succeeded by	Francesc Homs Ferret
Minister of Town and Country Town and Public Works of Catalonia
In office 15 June 1995 – 30 July 1997
President	Jordi Pujol
Preceded by	Jaume Roma
Succeeded by	Pere Macias
Personal details
Born	Artur Mas i Gavarró (1956-01-31) 31 January 1956 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Political party	Catalan European Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Helena Rakosnik
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Barcelona (BSS)
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Artur Mas i Gavarró (Catalan pronunciation: [əɾˈtuɾ ˈmas]; born 31 January 1956) is a Spanish politician. He was president of the Government of Catalonia from 2010 to 2015 and acting president from September 2015 to 12 January 2016.