Artur Mas
Artur Mas i Gavarró is a Catalan politician. He was president of the Government of Catalonia from 2010 to 2015 and acting president from September 2015 to 12 January 2016.
Some of the key events about Artur Mas
- 1982Elected to the Parliament of Catalonia for the first time
- 1995Appointed Minister of Public Works in the Catalan government
- 2001Became the general coordinator of Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (CDC)
- 2003Led the CiU coalition to win the most seats in the Catalan parliamentary election
- 2010Elected President of the Generalitat of Catalonia
- 2010Implemented austerity measures as President of Catalonia, cutting public spending and services
- 2012Re-elected as President of Catalonia with an increased majority
- 2012Called for a referendum on Catalan independence
- 2012Faced criticism for requesting a bailout from the Spanish government for Catalonia
- 2014Organized a non-binding consultation on Catalan independence
- 2014Held an unofficial independence referendum, which was declared illegal by Spain's Constitutional Court
- 2015Led a pro-independence coalition to victory in the Catalan parliamentary election
- 2015Stepped down as President of Catalonia after failing to secure a majority in parliament
- 2015Indicted for organizing the 2014 unofficial independence referendum
- 2016Founded the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT)
- 2017Fled to Belgium to avoid prosecution for his role in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum
- 2018Faced extradition proceedings in Germany, though ultimately not extradited
- 2019Lost immunity as a Member of the European Parliament
- 2021Arrested in Sardinia, Italy, based on a European arrest warrant
- 2021Criticized for perceived inconsistency in his stance on Catalan independence
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