The Board appoints Lara Cátedra and Píriz Maya as general directors

The Governing Council of the Regional Government of Andalusia has agreed upon the appointment of two high-ranking officials for the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and European Funds, published in the Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia (BOJA) number 172, dated September 4, 2026. The decrees, signed on August 31, designate Cristóbal Lara Cátedra as Director General of Taxes, Financing, Financial Relations with Local Corporations, and Gambling, and Víctor Píriz Maya as Director General of Strategic Projects.

Both appointments are included in section 2.1 of “Appointments, situations, and incidents” of the gazette, within the authorities and personnel block. The official reference of the document containing the summary is BOJA26-172-00009_10000604.

Two key positions in Finance and European funds

The first appointment is formalized through Decree 486/2026, of August 31, which provides for the appointment of Cristóbal Lara Cátedra as Director General of Taxes, Financing, Financial Relations with Local Corporations, and Gambling. This is one of the general directorates with the most weight in Andalusian fiscal policy, responsible for tax management, financial relations with city councils, and gambling regulation.

The second position is filled by Decree 487/2026, of August 31, which appoints Víctor Píriz Maya as Director General of Strategic Projects. This general directorate is situated within the scope of the attraction and management of European funds, a decisive area for the financing of the autonomous community’s major investments under the current budgetary framework.

The appointments in detail

• Cristóbal Lara Cátedra — Director General of Taxes, Financing, Financial Relations with Local Corporations, and Gambling (Decree 486/2026).
• Víctor Píriz Maya — Director General of Strategic Projects (Decree 487/2026).
• Issuing body: Governing Council of the Regional Government of Andalusia, at the proposal of the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and European Funds.
• Date of the decrees: August 31, 2026.
• Publication: BOJA number 172, of September 4, 2026, section 2.1.

Relevance for Andalusian management

The filling of both positions strengthens the management team of the ministry that concentrates the economic, tax, and European funds policy of the Regional Government. The designation of Cristóbal Lara Cátedra in Taxes comes at a time of full activity in the management of devolved taxes and financial relations with local corporations, while Víctor Píriz Maya takes over the direction of strategic projects linked to the execution of European funds, a key area for the deployment of planned investments in Andalusia.

Source: Official Gazette of the Regional Government of Andalusia (BOJA), no. 172, September 4, 2026, section 2.1 (official reference: BOJA26-172-00009_10000604).