The Catalan government has appointed Rubí councillor Víctor García to a senior education role, according to the Department of Education and Vocational Training's current list of senior officials. García is now listed as coordinator of Strategic Projects in the Secretariat for Educational Improvement, a post in the department led by Minister Esther Niubó. The appointment matters for families, teachers and school communities because the secretariat is involved in education policy and system planning across Catalonia.

The timing is now explicit in the official record: García appears in the department's published organisational chart of senior posts following the current government's education appointments. The government had already approved the senior leadership of the department, including Secretary of Educational Policies Josefa Beltran, in an official note published by the Generalitat.

What the official records confirm

The department's official senior officials page lists Víctor García as coordinator of Strategic Projects in the Secretariat for Educational Improvement. The Generalitat's press office has also published the structure and priorities of the department under Niubó, including work linked to educational improvement and vocational training.

  • Appointee: Víctor García
  • Current local role: Rubí councillor
  • Department: Department of Education and Vocational Training
  • Unit: Secretariat for Educational Improvement
  • Post listed: Coordinator of Strategic Projects

The Generalitat announcement on the department's leadership confirms the appointment of top education officials in the current structure, including the secretary responsible for educational policies. The department's own directory is the clearest primary source for García's current post.

García is a councillor in Rubí, a city in Vallès Occidental. The city council's official website has published meetings and institutional contacts involving Niubó and local education needs in the municipality.

The appointment has political sensitivity because García's past positions on language-related issues have drawn criticism from some pro-Catalan-language groups and political opponents. That contestation relates in part to debate over support for La Bressola, the network of Catalan-language schools in Northern Catalonia, discussed in a Rubí municipal plenary session available through the city council's official channel. Those criticisms are political claims, while the verified fact in the official record is the appointment itself.

The Department of Education and Vocational Training lists Víctor García as coordinator of Strategic Projects in the Secretariat for Educational Improvement.

The PSC, the Socialist Party of Catalonia, is García's party. For readers who want to understand how we handle contested political characterisations in straight news reporting, our Editorial Policy and Source Transparency pages explain how official records and public statements are weighed.

Why the role matters for schools and families

The Secretariat for Educational Improvement sits within the department responsible for school policy and system improvement. A strategic projects coordinator can influence planning, implementation and cross-department work, even if the post is not the top political office.

For residents, the practical point is that this is not a ceremonial appointment. It places a sitting local politician from Rubí inside a part of the Generalitat that helps organise education policy affecting public schools, teachers and pupils across Catalonia.

What readers can check next

  • Families and teachers can check the Department of Education and Vocational Training website for updated organisational charts and policy announcements.
  • Rubí residents can follow the Ajuntament de Rubí website and plenary records for any local discussion of García's municipal role.
  • Anyone seeking clarification from the department or this newsroom can use the official channels published by the Generalitat, or Contact Us for our reporting process.

Primary sources: Govern de Catalunya, Departament d'Educació i Formació Professional de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Govern de Catalunya, Ajuntament de Rubí, Ajuntament de Rubí, Boletín Oficial del Estado. Reported by Source Text Link, Ajuntament de Rubí / Ple municipal, Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (PSC), VilaWeb.