Overview
- His death was confirmed to El Periódico by the Fundació Pau Casals after a period of delicate health.
- The wake is being held at the Les Corts funeral home until Tuesday, with a funeral Wednesday at 11:00 at Sant Vicenç de Sarrià in Barcelona.
- From 1979 to 1993 he held key posts from Barcelona’s municipal government to Madrid, including Defense director general for informative and social relations and secretary general for coordination and services at the Presidency.
- He served as secretary general of Fundación “la Caixa” from 1993 to 2013 and later sat on bodies such as the Fundació Pau Casals, the Fundación Amatller de Arte Hispánico and the Archdiocese of Barcelona’s economic council.
- He received numerous national and foreign decorations, and Catalan president Salvador Illa hailed him as a devoted public servant.