List of heads of government of Andorra

The Head of Government of the Principality of Andorra (Catalan: Cap de Govern del Principat d'Andorra), alternatively known as the Prime Minister of Andorra, is the chief executive of the government of Andorra. They are appointed by the General Council. The position was created in 1982 after constitutional reforms separated the executive and legislative powers. Òscar Ribas Reig was elected as the country's first Head of Government on 4 January 1982.[2] The current Head of Government is Xavier Espot Zamora, who has been in office since 16 May 2019.[3]

Head of Government of the
Principality of Andorra
Cap de Govern del Principat d'Andorra
Incumbent
Xavier Espot Zamora

since 16 May 2019
AppointerGeneral Council of Andorra
Term lengthFour years, renewable
Inaugural holderÒscar Ribas Reig
Formation8 January 1982
Salary€71,000 annually[1]
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Heads of Government of Andorra (1982–present)

Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political Affiliation
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Òscar Ribas Reig
(born 1936)
1981 8 January 1982 21 May 1984 2 years,

134 days

Independent
2 Josep Pintat-Solans
(1925–2007)
1985 21 May 1984 12 January 1990 5 years,

235 days

Independent
(1) Òscar Ribas Reig
(born 1936)
1989
1992
1993
12 January 1990 7 December 1994 4 years,

330 days

National Democratic Group
3 Marc Forné Molné
(born 1946)
1997
2001
7 December 1994 27 May 2005 10 years,

172 days

Liberal Party
4 Albert Pintat
(born 1943)
2005 27 May 2005 5 June 2009 4 years,

9 days

Liberal Party
5 Jaume Bartumeu
(born 1954)
2009 5 June 2009 28 April 2011 1 years,

327 days

Social Democratic Party
Pere López Agràs
(born 1971)
Acting Head of Government
28 April 2011 12 May 2011 14 days Social Democratic Party
6 Antoni Martí
(born 1963)
2011 12 May 2011 23 March 2015 3 years,

315 days

Democrats for Andorra
Gilbert Saboya Sunyé
(born 1966)
Acting Head of Government
23 March 2015 1 April 2015 9 days Democrats for Andorra
(6) Antoni Martí
(born 1963)
2015 1 April 2015 16 May 2019 4 years,

45 days

Democrats for Andorra
7 Xavier Espot Zamora
(born 1979)
2019 16 May 2019 Incumbent 174 days Democrats for Andorra

Living former heads of government

Living as of 22 June 2020
NameTerm of officeDate of birth
Òscar Ribas Reig 1982–1984
1990–1994
(1936-10-26) 26 October 1936
Marc Forné Molné 1994–2005 (1946-12-30) 30 December 1946
Albert Pintat 2005–2009 (1943-06-23) 23 June 1943
Jaume Bartumeu 2009–2011 (1954-11-10) 10 November 1954
Antoni Martí 2011–2019 (1963-07-30) 30 July 1963

See also

  • List of Co-Princes of Andorra

References

  1. "Richest royals: what Europe's royal families get from their taxpayers - Business Insider".
  2. Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p160 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. "Xavier Espot jura el càrrec de cap de Govern". www.govern.ad (in Catalan). Retrieved 19 May 2019.

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