First vice-president of the Generalitat and Minister of Culture and Sports, Vicente Barrera, He ceased to be chairman of the six companies of which he was a director and the seventh company of which he was a director. According to the information published by the Generalitat portal this Friday, the leader of Vox ceased his activities in these seven companies on September 18, 2023, one day before the deadline for non-compliances expired.
Hidden A report published in early September found that Barrera was on the boards of seven family companies when he took office, a situation incompatible with his position as a member of the regional executive. In particular, Barrera was a director of Vicente Barrera Simo SL, Edificacións Formabil, Basiespai, Clariflor, Naves Industriales Viatora, Borja Barrera Simo and Imporpesca Valencia, and was a director of Vitivinicola SA.
However, as can be seen on the Generalitat’s website, the Generalitat’s vice president resigned from his position on the board of all of them on September 18, a day after the non-compliance limit was crossed. According to the law governing Consell members, they have two months to submit a declaration of activities and assets, and the Conflict of Interest Office is the one who must make a decision on this matter.
Barrera, like the rest of Consell, however Carlos Mazón, The resignation of the administrator on September 18, because the person who did this the day before, took over the council membership on July 19, was within the time limit specified in the Law on Disputes. This is “incompatible with the discharge of any other public duty not arising from the person’s office, except that of the steward of the Courts; it is also incompatible with the discharge of that duty.” is incompatible with any professional or commercial activity”.
In his first appearance, Barrera showed Corts a file and assured him that he had already submitted his declaration of activities and assets to the Generalitat. Likewise, he announced that he had already regularized his situation; This is currently reflected in the official dossier of the Generalitat’s top official, but the resolution of compliances linked to the Conflict of Interest Control Register is still not visible.
The situation is similar to that of the Minister of National Education. José Antonio Rovira. According to this newspaper, Rovira has stopped managing the ROJO INVER SL fund, which Compromís reported to Antifraude. last September 9. Ministry sources state that the board of directors voted for the change that day, but due to delays in notary procedures, the change has not yet appeared in the registry.