candidate for the Barcelona City Council, a post he had already held since 14 June 2003 as well as being Chairman of the Municipal Group of CiU. On 22 May he won the elections receiving 29% of the votes and becoming the new mayor on 2 July. In July 2011 he inaugurated the 5th edition of The Brandery show. On 29 March 2020, during COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, Trias was admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 and was discharged on 7 April. Controversy Paradise Papers In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited his name in the list of politicians named in "Paradise Papers" allegations. References External links Xavier Trias Website 1946 births Living people Convergence and Union politicians Health ministers of Catalonia Mayors of Barcelona City Council Members of the Parliament of Catalonia Members of the 7th Congress of Deputies (Spain) People named in the Paradise Papers