Òscar Ordeig

Òscar Ordeig, 48, is the Agriculture Minister of the Generalitat of Catalonia, appointed in August 2024. He is currently newsworthy due to his involvement in managing several significant agricultural crises, most notably the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Catalonia. Since late November of last year, 238 cases of ASF have been detected, primarily in the Collserola area near Barcelona. Ordeig has stated that culling wild boars is the only solution to mitigate the crisis. The outbreak poses a major threat to Spain's €8.8 billion pork export industry, prompting the deployment of police, rangers, and military personnel to contain the spread. Ordeig recently provided an update on the situation in Tàrrega, Lleida, detailing the six new cases detected in the high-risk zone. He is at the forefront of efforts to control the disease and protect the agricultural sector.