Joan Rigol

Joan Rigol
Rigol in 2001
11th President of Catalan Parliament
In office 29 November 1999 – 17 December 2003
Preceded by	Joan Reventós
Succeeded by	Ernest Benach
Minister of Employment of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office 8 May 1980 – 18 June 1984
Preceded by	Joan Codina i Torres
Succeeded by	Oriol Badia i Tobella
Minister of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya
In office 18 June 1984 – 19 December 1985
Preceded by	Max Canher i Garcia
Succeeded by	Joaquim Ferrer Roca
Personal details
Born	(1943-04-04)4 April 1943 Torrelles de Llobregat, Spain
Died	7 May 2024(2024-05-07) (aged 81)
Political party	UDC

Joan Rigol i Roig (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈan riˈɣɔl]; 4 April 1943 – 7 May 2024) was a Spanish politician. He was a president of the Parliament of Catalonia. Rigol also sat in the Spanish Congress from 1979 to 1980, representing Barcelona Province.

Rigol studied philosophy and held a Master's degree in Business Administration from ESADE. In 1976 he joined the Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC), the political party which he presided from 1987 to 2000.

Rigol died on 7 May 2024, aged 81.