The Government of Catalonia (Catalan: Govern de Catalunya) is the executive branch of the Generalitat de Catalunya. It is responsible for the political action, reglamentation and administration of the Generalitat.
The President of the Generalitat is the head of government: he or she may also appoint a Prime Minister (Catalan: Conseller(a) primer(a)), who must be approved by the Parliament. The various ministers (Catalan: consellers) are also appointed by the President of the Generalitat. Ministers need not be deputies, as they have an automatic right to intervene in parliamentary debates.
Serving members of the government may not be arrested for any acts committed in Catalonia, except in flagrante delicto, and may only be judged before the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia, or the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court outside of Catalonia.
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