Albert Piñeira (Puigcerdà, 1980) was chosen on Tuesday as new director general of the Generalitat in Perpignan Christopher Person after he refused to talk about Northern Catalonia. The former mayor of Puigcerdà from the PDECat and Junts party thus becomes the latest signing of the Convergent world What President Salvador Illa has done after the additions of Miquel Sàmper, Ramon Espadaler, and David Bonvehí. Carles Puigdemont's party isn't losing just any leader.