11th General Junta of the Principality of Asturias

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Overview
Legislative body General Junta of the Principality of Asturias
Term24 June 2019 (2019-06-24) – 26 June 2023 (2023-06-26)
Election 26 May 2019
Government Barbón I
Website jgpa.es
Deputies
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Members45
President Marcelino Marcos (PSOE)
First Vice-President Alfonso Rodríguez (PSOE)
Second Vice-President Javier Brea (PP)
First Secretary Ovidio Zapico (IU/IX)
Second Secretary Luis Armando Fernández (Cs)

The 11th General Junta was the meeting of the General Junta, the parliament of the Principality of Asturias, with the membership determined by the results of the regional election held on 26 May 2019. The congress met for the first time on 24 June 2019.

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Election

The 11th Asturian regional election was held on 26 May 2019. At the election the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) remained the largest party in the General Junta but fell short of a majority again. [1]

AllianceVotes %Seats+/–
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)187,46235.26%20Increase2.svg6
People's Party (PP)93,14717.52%10Decrease2.svg1
Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (Cs)74,27113.97%5Increase2.svg2
We Can (Podemos)58,67411.04%4Decrease2.svg5
United LeftAsturian Left: Asturias by the Left (IU–IAS)35,1746.62%2Decrease2.svg3
Forum of Citizens (FAC)34,6876.52%2Decrease2.svg1
Vox (Vox)34,2106.43%2Increase2.svg2
Others/blanks14,0592.64%0
Total531,704100.00%45Steady2.svg

History

The new parliament met for the first time on 24 June 2019 and Marcelino Marcos (PSOE) was elected as President of the General Junta with the support of Podemos and United Left. [2]

President [2]
CandidateVotes
Marcelino Marcos PSOE 26
Blank19
Total45

On 29 July 2019, with the aim of avoiding a very big mixed group, a new proposal for creating groups with only two members was allowed. [3] This reform allowed United Left, Asturias Forum and Vox to have their own parliamentary group.

Deaths, resignations and suspensions

The 11th General Junta has seen the following deaths, resignations and suspensions:

Members

NameConstituencyNo.PartyAllianceGroupTook officeLeft officeNotes
Alfonso Albaladejo Central 9 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Alba Álvarez Western 2 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Pablo Álvarez-Pire Central 4 PPA PP People's24 June 201926 June 2023
Sara Concepción Álvarez Central 2 Vox Vox Vox24 June 201926 June 2023
Adrián Barbón Central 1 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Ignacio Blanco Central 1 Vox Vox Vox24 June 201917 December 2022Replaced by Javier Jové
Javier Brea Eastern 2 PPA PP People's24 June 201926 June 2023
María Dolores Carcedo Central 4 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Manuel Cifuentes Central 10 Cs Cs Citizens26 January 202226 June 2023Replaces Laura Pérez Macho
Juan Cofiño Central 3 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Ana María Coto Central 2 Independent Cs Citizens24 June 201930 December 2019Replaced by Luis Carlos Fanjul
Luis Carlos Fanjul Central 9 Cs Cs Citizens28 January 202026 June 2023Replaces Ana María Coto
José Manuel Felgueres Eastern 1 PPA PP People's24 June 201926 June 2023
Susana Fernández Central 7 Cs Cs Citizens24 June 201926 June 2023Replaces Juan Vázquez [5]
Luis Armando Fernández Central 5 Cs Cs Citizens24 June 201926 June 2023Expelled from Citizens in May 2022, [20] later joined the Mixed group in July 2022. [21]
N/AN/A Independent Independent Mixed
José Ramón Fernández Central 13 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Celia Fernández Central 2 Independent PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Lidia Fernández Western 4 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Luis Ramón Fernández Central 7 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Reyes Fernández Central 2 PPA PP People's24 June 201926 June 2023
Enrique Fernández Central 5 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Esther Freile Eastern 3 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Gloria García Central 6 PPA PP People's24 June 201926 June 2023
Sergio García Central 3 Cs Cs Citizens24 June 201926 June 2023
Lorena Gil Central 1 Podemos Podemos Podemos Asturias24 June 201919 November 2020Replaced by Ricardo Menéndez
Ana González Cachero Central 6 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Pablo González Central 3 PPA PP People's24 June 201926 June 2023
Javier Jové Central 3 Vox Vox Vox14 February 202326 June 2023Replaces Ignacio Blanco
Pedro Leal Central 3 FAC FAC Asturias Forum24 June 201926 June 2023Replaces Carmen Moriyón [22]
Jimena Llamedo Eastern 1 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Noelia Macías Central 10 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Teresa Mallada Central 1 PPA PP People's24 June 201926 June 2023
Marcelino Marcos Western 1 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Ricardo Menéndez Central 6 Independent Podemos Podemos Asturias23 December 202026 June 2023Replaces Lorena Gil
Ángel Morales Eastern 2 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Carmen Ordieres Central 12 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Rafael Palacios Central 4 Podemos Podemos Podemos Asturias24 June 201926 June 2023
Laura Pérez Macho Central 4 Cs Cs Citizens24 June 20194 January 2022Replaced by Manuel Cifuentes
Beatriz Polledo Central 5 PPA PP People's24 June 201926 June 2023
Adrián Pumares Central 2 FAC FAC Asturias Forum24 June 201926 June 2023
Álvaro Queipo Western 1 PPA PP People's24 June 201926 June 2023
Daniel Ripa Central 2 Podemos Podemos Podemos Asturias24 June 201926 June 2023
Nuria Rodríguez Central 3 Podemos Podemos Podemos Asturias24 June 201926 June 2023
Mónica Ronderos Central 8 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
René Suárez Central 11 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Ricardo Suárez Western 3 FSA PSOE Socialists24 June 201926 June 2023
Ángela Vallina Central 1 IU/IX IUIAS United Left24 June 201926 June 2023
Juan Vázquez Central 1 Cs Cs Citizens24 June 201924 June 2019Replaced by Susana Fernández
Cristina Vega Western 2 PPA PP People's24 June 201926 June 2023
Ovidio Zapico Central 2 IU/IX IUIAS United Left24 June 201926 June 2023

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