Joan Rigol

Joan Rigol i Roig
11th President of Catalan Parliament
In office 29 November 1999 – 17 December 2003
Preceded by	Joan Reventós
Succeeded by	Ernest Benach
Minister of Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office 8 May 1980 – 18 June 1984
Preceded by	Joan Codina i Torres
Succeeded by	Oriol Badia i Tobella
Minister of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office 18 June 1984 – 19 December 1985
Preceded by	Max Canher i Garcia
Succeeded by	Joaquim Ferrer Roca
Personal details
Born	(1943-04-04) 4 April 1943 (age 80) Torrelles de Llobregat (Baix Llobregat)
Political party	UDC

Joan Rigol i Roig (Torrelles de Llobregat - 4 April 1943) is a Spanish politician. He is a former president of the Parliament of Catalonia.^[1] Rigol also sat in the Spanish Congress from 1979 to 1980, representing Barcelona Province.

He studied philosophy and holds a Master 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.

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