Josep Irla i Bosch
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| Term of office: | 15 October 1940 – August 7, 1954 | |
| Preceded by: | Lluís Companys i Jover | |
| Succeeded by: | Josep Tarradellas i Joan | |
| Date of birth: | 24 October 1874 | |
| Place of birth: | Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Baix Empordà | |
| Date of death: | 19 September 1958 | |
| Place of death: | Saint Rafael, Provence | |
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| Political party: | ERC | |
Josep Irla i Bosch was born in 1874, as the eldest one of three brothers (the other two being called Francesc and Nicolau). His father owned an inn, were he worked when he was young.
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 Catalonia before Franco abolished the Generalitat. 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.
| Preceded by: Lluís Companys i Jover | President of Catalonia 1940–1954 | Succeeded by: Josep Tarradellas i Joan |
| Preceded by: Joan Casanovas i Maristany | President of Catalan Parliament 1938–1940 | Succeeded by: Antoni Rovira i Virgili Template:CataloniaPresidents Template:CatalanParliamentPresidents ca:Josep Irla i Bosch |