Albert Pintat

Albert Pintat Santolària (Catalan pronunciation: [əlˈβεɾt pinˈtat səntuˈlaɾiə], born 23 June 1943) is an Andorran citizen and was the former head of government of Andorra from 27 February 2005 to 5 June 2009.

Albert Pintat Santolària
Prime Minister of Andorra
In office 20 February 2005 – 5 June 2009
Monarch	French: Jacques Chirac Nicolas Sarkozy Episcopal: Joan Enric Vives Sicília
Representative	French: Philippe Massoni Emmanuelle Mignon Christian Frémont Spanish: Nemesi Marqués Oste
Preceded by	Marc Forné Molné
Succeeded by	Jaume Bartumeu
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Andorra
In office 1997–2001
Prime Minister	Marc Forné Molné
Preceded by	Manuel Mas Ribó
Succeeded by	Juli Minoves Triquell
Member of the General Council of Andorra
In office 1986–1991
Personal details
Born	(1943-06-23) 23 June 1943 Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra
Nationality	Andorran
Political party	Liberal Party of Andorra
Alma mater	University of Fribourg

Pintat graduated from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland in 1967, majoring in economics.

He is a member of the Liberal Party of Andorra and was the foreign minister of Andorra from 1997 to 2001. He also served as Ambassador to the European Union (1995 to 1997) and to Switzerland and the United Kingdom (2001 to 2004).

He held the position of head of government since being appointed by the General Council on 20 February 2005 until 5 June 2009.

External links

• Official site
• New York Times: Albert Pintat, From Tiny Andorra to the U.N. Center Stage

Political offices
Preceded by Marc Forné Molné	Prime Minister of Andorra 2005–2009	Succeeded by Jaume Bartumeu