Xavier Trias

Xavier Trias i Vidal de Llobatera (Catalan pronunciation: [ʃəβiˈe ˈtɾi.əs]) (Barcelona, 5 August 1946) is a Spanish politician. He is a member of the Catalan European Democratic Party and Mayor of Barcelona from July 2011 to June 2015. He was Minister of Health and Director of the Presidency for the Governments of Jordi Pujol.

Xavier Trias
Trias in 2014
118th Mayor of Barcelona
In office 2 July 2011 – 13 June 2015
Preceded by	Jordi Hereu
Succeeded by	Ada Colau
President of the Convergence and Union parliamentary group in the Barcelona City Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 June 2015
Preceded by	Joan Puigdollers
In office 25 May 2003 – 2 July 2011
Preceded by	Joan Puigdollers
Succeeded by	Joan Puigdollers
Spokesperson for the Catalan Group at the Spanish Congress of Deputies
In office 12 March 2000 – 14 March 2004
Preceded by	Josep López de Lerma
Succeeded by	Josep Antoni Durán i Lleida
Minister of the Presidency of the Generalitat of Catalonia
In office 11 January 1996 – 3 February 2000
President	Jordi Pujol
Preceded by	Joaquim Triadú
Succeeded by	Artur Mas (in 2001)
Minister of Health of the Generalitat of Catalonia
In office 4 July 1988 – 11 January 1996
President	Jordi Pujol
Preceded by	Josep Laporte i Salas
Succeeded by	Eduard Rius i Pey
Personal details
Born	(1946-08-05) 5 August 1946 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Political party	PDeCAT
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Barcelona
Profession	Pediatrician

In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism said he was one of the many politicians mentioned in the "Paradise Papers" allegations.

Other websites

Media related to Xavier Trias at Wikimedia Commons

• Xavier Trias Website Archived 2012-12-08 at Archive.today