Management

Meritxell Borràs i Solé has been the director of the APDCAT since February 2022. The Plenary of the Catalan Parliament is who appoints the person at the head of the Authority, by a three-fifths majority, on the proposal of the Data Protection Advisory Board, and for a period of five years renewable only once.

The director’s mission is to lead and represent the agency with independence and objectivity, with functions that include issuing decisions and instructions and approving recommendations and opinions of the Authority.

Meritxell Borràs i Solé is the director of the Catalan Data Protection Authority (Resolution 231/XIV, of 10 February 2022, of the Parliament of Catalonia, published in the Official Gazette of the Generalitat of Catalonia (DOGC) Nº 8606, February 15, 2022), taking office on February 22, 2022.

Maria Àngels Barbarà Fondevila is adhered to the content of the code of conduct of the Senior Executives and Management Personnel of the Administration of the Generalitat and of the entities of its public sector.