Josep Irla i Bosch

Josep Irla i Bosch

124th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya in exile
In office
15 October 1940 – 7 August 1954
Preceded by Lluís Companys
Succeeded by Josep Tarradellas
3rd President of the Parliament of Catalonia
In office
18 August 1938 – 15 October 1940
Preceded by Joan Casanovas i Maristany
Succeeded by Anroni Rovira
Personal details
Born 24 October 1874(1874-10-24)
Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Baix Empordà
Died 19 September 1958(1958-09-19) (aged 83)
Saint-Raphaël, Provence
Political party Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya

Josep Irla i Bosch (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛp ˈirɫə j ˈβɔsk]) (24 October 1874 – 19 September 1958) was a Catalan politician.

He was a deputy in the Catalan Parliament and the Spanish Congress in 1932, as an Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya affiliate. He was also the last President of Parliament of Catalonia at the end of Republican Catalan resistance in the Spanish Civil War, before Francisco Franco abolished the Generalitat de Catalunya.

He became the President-in-exile of the Generalitat after Lluís Companys was executed. During his time as President-in-exile, he established a Government in exile, and appointed Josep Tarradellas as Conseller en Cap (Prime Minister). He resigned as President in 1954.

He worked in his father's inn when he was young. He was the eldest son; his brothers were Francesc and Nicolau.

He died in France in 1958.

Political offices
Preceded by
Lluís Companys		 President of the Generalitat de Catalunya in exile
1940–1954		 Succeeded by
Josep Tarradellas
In exile
Preceded by
Joan Casanovas i Maristany		 President of the Parliament of Catalonia
1938–1940		 Succeeded by
Antoni Rovira