The President of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Margalida Prohens, along with the other executive members, expresses her condolences on the death of Francesc Antich I Oliver, twice president of the Government of the Balearic Islands.

Born in Caracas in 1958, a graduate in Law and a militant of the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands, Francesc Antich was mayor of Algaida from 1991 to 1997, a member of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands and island councillor for the Environment in the Consell de Mallorca from 1995 to 1999, president of the Government of the Balearic Islands from 1999 to 2003; deputy for the Balearic Islands in the Congress of Deputies from 2004 to 2007; president of the Government of the Balearic Islands for the second time from 2007 to 2011; regional senator from 2011 to 2019, and president of the Port Authority from 2020 to 2022.

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The Government of the Balearic Islands expresses its condolences for the death of Francesc Antich I Oliver, two-time president of the Government of the Balearic Islands

Francesc Antich became a key figure in the politics of the Balearic Islands and in the development of its autonomy, being President of the Government at the time when, with the transfer of the competence of health to the Community, the development of competencies foreseen in the first Statute of Autonomy was completed, and being leader of the opposition at the time when its reform was negotiated and agreed, favouring, through dialogue and consensus, the approval by a large majority of the current Statute in 2007.

As President of the Government of the Balearic Islands, he faced the great challenges of the turn of the century in the region, from modernisation and joining the euro, the beginnings of the fight against climate change, the advances in equality between men and women and the fight against violence against women with the creation of the Balearic Women’s Institute, as well as, in his second term, the demand for better funding.

In 2006 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands, the highest distinction of this community, together with his four predecessors in the Presidency of the Government, precisely because of his notable importance in developing our autonomous community.

The death of Francesc Antich i Oliver is a particularly significant event and a cause of mourning for the citizens of the Balearic Islands. For this reason, the Government of the Balearic Islands will be hosting his funeral chapel and the book of condolences at the headquarters of the Presidency of the Government, in the Consolat de Mar, as of today, Friday afternoon, so that all citizens can come and pay their condolences.

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