Jaume Matas

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Matas and the second or maternal family name is Palou.

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Jaume Matas
President of the Government of the Balearic Islands
In office 26 June 2003 – 5 July 2007
Monarch	Juan Carlos I
Deputy	Rosa Estaràs
Preceded by	Francesc Antich
Succeeded by	Francesc Antich
In office 17 June 1996 – 26 July 1999
Deputy	Rosa Estaràs
Preceded by	Cristòfol Soler
Succeeded by	Francesc Antich
Minister of the Environment
In office 14 April 2000 – 18 April 2003
Preceded by	Isabel Tocino
Succeeded by	Elvira Rodríguez
Personal details
Born	Jaume Matas i Palou (1956-10-05) 5 October 1956 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Party	People's Party
Education	University of Valencia

Jaume Matas Palou (Catalan: [ˈʒawmə ˈmatəs i pəˈlɔw]; born 5 October 1956 in Palma, Majorca) is a Spanish politician. He was President of the Balearic Islands from 1996 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2007. In March 2012 Matas was sentenced to six years' imprisonment for fraud.