Born in Santanyí, Mallorca, Vidal graduated with a degree in biology and a diploma in teaching.
[2] He was elected mayor of his hometown in 1999 and remained in office until his resignation in 2013, when he passed the role on to his deputy, Llorenç Galmés [es].
He cited the archipelago's statute of autonomy that states that its official languages are Spanish and Catalan.
[5] In July 2015, Vidal was named interim president of the People's Party of the Balearic Islands as José Ramón Bauzá resigned his role after losing the regional government.
[9] For the 2023 Balearic regional election, new PP leader Marga Prohens did not name Vidal on the list of candidates, nor Company.