Prime Minister of the
Principality of Andorra
Cap de Govern del Principat d'Andorra
Coat of Arms of the high authorities of Andorra.svg
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Incumbent
Xavier Espot Zamora
since 16 May 2019
Member ofExecutive Council
AppointerGeneral Council of Andorra
Term lengthFour years,
renewable
Formation8 January 1982
First holderÒscar Ribas Reig
Salary€71,000 annually[1]
Websitewww.govern.ad

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 prime minister on 4 January 1982.[2] The current prime minister is Xavier Espot Zamora, who has been in office since 16 May 2019.[3]

Prime ministers of Andorra (1982–present)

No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died)
Elected Term of office Political Party
Took office Left office Time in office
1
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Òscar Ribas Reig
(1936–2020)
1981 8 January 1982 21 May 1984 2 years, 134 days Independent
2
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Josep Pintat-Solans
(1925–2007)
1985 21 May 1984 12 January 1990 5 years, 236 days Independent
(1)
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Òscar Ribas Reig
(1936–2020)
1989
1992
1993
12 January 1990 7 December 1994 4 years, 326 days National Democratic Group
3
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Marc Forné Molné
(born 1946)
1997
2001
7 December 1994 27 May 2005 10 years, 174 days Liberal Party
4
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Albert Pintat
(born 1943)
2005 27 May 2005 5 June 2009 4 years, 9 days Liberal Party
5
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Jaume Bartumeu
(born 1954)
2009 5 June 2009 28 April 2011 1 year, 327 days Social Democratic Party
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Pere López Agràs
(born 1971)
Acting
28 April 2011 12 May 2011 14 days Social Democratic Party
6
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Antoni Martí
(born 1963)
2011 12 May 2011 23 March 2015 3 years, 315 days Democrats for Andorra
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Gilbert Saboya Sunyé
(born 1966)
Acting
23 March 2015 1 April 2015 9 days Democrats for Andorra
(6)
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Antoni Martí
(born 1963)
2015 1 April 2015 16 May 2019 4 years, 45 days Democrats for Andorra
7
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Xavier Espot Zamora
(born 1979)
2019 16 May 2019 Incumbent 3 years, 282 days Democrats for Andorra

See also

References

  1. ^ "Richest royals: what Europe's royal families get from their taxpayers - Business Insider". 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.