Joan Carretero i Grau (; born 1955 in Tremp, Pallars JussÃÂ) is a Spanish physician and politician. After having been mayor of PuigcerdÃÂ, he became a counsellor in the Catalan Government.
Joan Carretero received his degree in Medicine and Surgery in 1978 from the UB. He also has a diploma in Health from the Escola Nacional de Salut in Lleida and a master's degree in Public Health from the University of Barcelona. He has worked as doctor in Barbens (Pla d'Urgell), and currently works in PuigcerdÃÂ.
He has been a member of the Association of Parents of Students of Vedruna School in PuigcerdÃÂ and president of Club de Futbol PuigcerdÃÂ (PuigcerdÃÂ Football Club). Joan Carretero is associated with FC Barcelona.
Joan Carretero joined the ERC in 1990. He was expelled from the ERC on 27 April 2009 because of his vocal criticism regarding the direction of the party. On 3 October 2009 he created a new Catalan independentist political party, Reagrupament, but it couldn't get representation in the Catalan parliament.
He became mayor of PuigcerdÃÂ in 1995, when he ran the first time, leading ERC's lists. He resigned in December 2003 when he became a minister in the Catalan Government, but he was displaced in April 2006.