Joan Blanch Rodríguez (1937 – 16 April 2014) was a Spanish politician from Catalonia, he was mayor of Badalona between 1983 and 1999.

[1] One year later he was elected Mayor of Badalona as head of the list of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC).

Two years later, in 1997, he fell out with his party colleagues in Badalona and chose not to seek a further term as mayor for the PSC.

[1] When elections were held in 1999 he was on the list for Coalició Socialista de Progés, which did not conquer any seats.

[1] The municipality of Badalona held three days of official mourning in honour of his death.